Why Retire in Sri Lanka?

It’s a democracy with freedom.

Sri Lanka has a functioning democracy with freedom of assembly, speech and religion. With economic growth and a recent conclusion to a long drawn out ethnic civil war day to day life is calm and free of fear.

Law Enforcement: National Policy Agency

Law enforcement in Sri Lanka falls under the jurisdiction of the Sri Lanka Police Service, a national police agency staffed by more than 89,000 men and women.  Headed by an Inspector General of Police who reports to the Minister of Defense, the Sri Lanka Police Service is structured according to nine geographic provinces.

Tourism, Tea Exports, Textiles and more..

With an economy worth $64 billion (2012 IMF estimate) and a per capita GDP of about $7,900 (PPP), Sri Lanka has mostly had strong growth rates in recent years. In GDP per capita terms, it is ahead of other countries in the South Asian region. More…

Family income distribution is comparable to Scandanavia.

Sri Lanka is rated at 22 on the Gini index which measures distribution of family income.  The Gini index measures the degree of inequality in the distribution of family income in a country.

The more nearly equal a country’s income distribution, the lower its Gini index More…

The currency is the Rupee (LKR).

The Rupee (LKR) is the currency of Sri Lanka, divided into 100 cents. It is issued by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and is convertible with major currencies based on a floating exchange rate.

The cost of living can be much less than living in the US or Europe.

How much you will need to live well in Sri Lanka will be determined both by your lifestyle in your home nation and the lifestyle you choose in Sri Lanka. There’s such a great variety More…

Americans and Europeans are welcome.

Centuries of colonial visitors and recent increases in touristic activity are indicative of a high degree of integration and assimilation. The demand from retirees has prompted a formal retiree program with significant benefits.

The people of Sri Lanka are friendly and are taught English at an early age.

Sri Lankan people are extremely friendly.  While traveling through the island, you will be engaged in conversation on countless occasions.  English is a requirement within the school system More…

Sri Lanka has set up a Retirement Program for foreign nationals.

The retirement program is for any foreign national over 55 years of age.  The individual should remit US $15,000 or the equivalent in an approved foreign currency and deposit them in a fixed deposit account More…

A steady temperature year around.

Regional differences observed in air temperature over sri lanka are mainly due to altitude, rather than to latitude. The mean monthly temperatures differs slightly depending on the seasonal movement of the sun, with some modified influence caused by rainfall.

The mean annual temperature in Sri Lanka manifests largely homogeneous temperatures in the low lands and rapidly decreasing temperatures in the highlands. More…