Sri Lanka, May 8 -- Tourism Deputy Minister Prof. Ruwan Ranasinghe, stated that Sri Lanka's per capita income exceeded US$ 5,000 for the first time in 2025.Sri Lankan History

This indicates a significant turnaround in the nation's economic performance. This milestone represents a strong recovery from the 2022 economic crisis, where the GDP per capita fell to US$ 3,464.

"We took over a country that was made bankrupt and destroyed. Now they come to us and give us advice on how-to run the country. But, their political parties have also been destroyed and are now in a state of disarray.

Within one year of our taking over the country, last year, Sri Lanka's Gross National Product approached US$ 109 billion. For the first time in history, th...