Measure
Analysis
Sri Lanka is a minor power in Asia.
Sri Lanka's overall score remained steady in 2025.
Sri Lanka's best measure is resilience, where it sits at 18th. Its score for this measure increased due to stronger fuel security and improved political stability. However, it is still below the level achieved in the 2021 edition of the Index.
Sri Lanka's weakest performance is in the diplomatic influence measure, where it places 22nd, a one position drop from 2024.
Sri Lanka exerts less influence in the region than expected given its available resources, as indicated by the country's negative Power Gap score, which expanded over the past year.
Read more analysis in the Key Findings report. Explore further results in the Scores section.
Annual changes
Bilateral Influence
Bilateral trade, current dollars (2024)
Countries that influence Sri Lanka
Globally, which countries does Sri Lanka do most of its trade with?
Countries influenced by Sri Lanka
Which countries in the region rely most on trade with Sri Lanka?
Scores
Comprehensive power
A country’s weighted average across eight measures of power
21st
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