斯里兰卡从2021年至2024年的严厉紧缩使公共投资削减了72%,复苏停滞,贫困加深。 Sri Lanka's severe austerity from 2021–2024 cut public investment by 72%, stalled recovery, and deepened poverty.

斯里兰卡从2021年到2024年采取的紧缩措施是历史上最严重的措施之一,据世界银行的一份报告说,公共投资削减了开支调整的72%,损害了经济增长,加深了贫困。 Sri Lanka's austerity measures from 2021 to 2024 are among the most severe in history, according to a World Bank report, with public investment cut by 72% of spending adjustments, harming economic growth and deepening poverty. 2022-2023年,工业部门收缩25%,实际工资仍然较低14-24个百分点,超过四分之一的人口生活在贫困线以下。 The industrial sector contracted by 25% in 2022–2023, real wages remain 14–24% lower, and over a quarter of the population lives below the poverty line. 预计到2026年,经济将无法恢复到2018年的国内生产总值水平,而且由于技术工人的流失,医疗保健系统面临短缺。 The economy is not expected to recover to its 2018 GDP level until 2026, and the healthcare system faces shortages due to loss of skilled workers.