The total economic cost of the 25-year war is estimated at US$200 billion.
This is approximately 5 times the GDP of Sri Lanka in 2009.
Sri Lanka had spent US$5.5 billion only on Eelam War IV, which saw the end of LTTE.
The government had spent US$2.25 billion to develop the Northern Province under the "Uthuru Wasanthaya" program after the end of war.
Measuring the opportunity cost of war, a report by Strategic Foresight Group states that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) remained stagnant during periods of civil war and that net FDI increased during periods of ceasefire.
The total economic cost of the 25-year war is estimated at US$200 billion. This is approximately 5 times the GDP of Sri Lanka in 2009. Sri Lanka had spent US$5.5 billion only on Eelam War IV, which saw the end of LTTE. The government had spent US$2.25 billion to develop the Northern Province under the "Uthuru Wasanthaya" program after the end of war. Measuring the opportunity cost of war, a report by Strategic Foresight Group states that Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) remained stagnant during periods of civil war and that net FDI increased during periods of ceasefire.
Sri Lankan Civil War