Business Confidence in Sri Lanka decreased to 104 points in the first quarter of 2026 from 125 points in the fourth quarter of 2025. Business Confidence in Sri Lanka averaged 86.17 points from 2014 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 136.00 points in the third quarter of 2014 and a record low of 20.00 points in the second quarter of 2020. source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Business Confidence in Sri Lanka is expected to be 106.00 points by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the Sri Lanka Business Confidence is projected to trend around 115.00 points in 2027 and 110.00 points in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 104.00 125.00 points Mar 2026
Capacity Utilization 62.00 60.00 percent Dec 2024
Car Registrations 10442.00 9411.00 Units May 2026
Changes in Inventories 2441500.00 1994954.20 LKR Million Dec 2024
Industrial Production 1.60 3.00 percent Apr 2026


Sri Lanka Business Confidence
In Sri Lanka, the Business Condition Index measures entrepreneurs’ sentiment about current business situation and expectation about business conditions. It includes Profitability, Skilled Labour Availability, Demand, Sales and Capacity Utilization. A value over 100 means business sentiment has improved and under 100 means business sentiment has worsened. The value 100 indicates neutrality.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
104.00 125.00 136.00 20.00 2014 - 2026 points Quarterly