Economic Outlook for Sri Lanka

however, based on current trends, financial flows needed seem small - around 17% of investment needs Additional investment needs (% of GDP per year) Afghanistan Bangladesh Bhutan India Iran (Islamic Rep.) Maldives Nepal Pakistan Sri Lanka 7 8 65432-0 1 ESCAP MOVING FORWARD TOGETHER Projected increase in financial flows (% of GDP) ■2% growth (actual rate during 2016-19) ■5% growth (optimistic case) "Business-as-usual" spending scenario Turkey 0 5 10 15 20 Source: ESCAP estimates (Survey 2019). 25 25 30 30 Source: ESCAP estimates (Survey 2021). UNITED NATIONS * FSCAP Ecoutic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

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