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Sri Lanka established the Bureau of Foreign Employment in 1985 to
promote, regulate and develop the foreign employment industry. The flow of migrants has
constantly increased and almost all of them are absorbed by the Middle East. Since over 60
percent are domestic workers, the male to female ratio is 1:3. Migrants from Sri Lanka by gender | Migrants from Sri Lanka by occupation | Migrants from Sri Lanka by destination | Stock of Sri Lankans abroad | Migration events in 1998 | Migration in 1999 | Migration in 2000 |
Annual flow of migrants from Sri Lanka: 1992-1998
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SOCIAL INDICATORS |
ECONOMIC INDICATORS |
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| Human Development Index Rank (1999) | 90 | Growth Rate of GDP, 1999 | 4.2 | |
| Gender Development Index Rank (1999) | 76 | Per Capita GNP (US$), 1998 | 810 | |
| Population (m) 2001 | 19.5 | Changes in Consumer Prices, 1999 | 4.7 | |
| Total Fertility Rate (births per woman) 1999 | 2.1 | Balance of Trade ($ million), 1999 | -1,294 | |
| Life Expectancy (male/female) 1999 | 71/76 | Balance of Payment on Current Acc. (% GDP), 1999 | 2.6 | |
| Secondary Education (% age group) 1995 | 75 | Foreign Direct Investment ($ million), 1998 | 345 | |
| Percent of population below poverty (1994) | 22 | External Debt Outstanding ($ million), 1999 | 8,737 |
