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# Agriculture employs 1 in 4 workers, but generates just 8% of GDP
- URL: https://www.examiner.media/agriculture-employs-1-in-4-workers-but-generates-just-8-of-gdp/
- Published: 2026-07-24T05:54:11.000Z
- Updated: 2026-07-24T07:26:11.000Z
- Author: The Examiner
- Tags: chart, maintag-Chart, Week-28-2026

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/56/2b/562b4f8e-9dd1-43bb-a213-bc1615650661/content/images/2026/07/FINAL-Chart-Week-28-2026-1.jpg)

Source: Department of Census and Statistics, [National Accounts](https://www.statistics.gov.lk/Resource/en/NationalAccounts/2010/reports/AnnualReports/Annual2024.pdf?ref=examiner.media) and [Labour Force Survey](https://www.statistics.gov.lk/Resource/en/LabourForce/Annual%5FReports/LFS2024.pdf?ref=examiner.media)

One in four Sri Lankans with jobs work in agriculture, but the sector accounts for only a twelfth of GDP. And that share hasn't really fallen in the last few years.