sri lanka information and communications technology industry 1 socio economic overview has a multi cultural population with an ambitious development program to regain growth social stability the per capita income which was estimated at us 120 in early 1950s now reached 900 showing annual increase of 11 2002 agricultural sector accounted for about 20 gross domestic product gdp while services industrial sectors constituted 54 26 respectively is currently heavily dependent on apparel tea are both export oriented industries 2000 exports amounted 40 imports 51 human relatively high compared other developing countries index hdi compares well developed nations figure indices country or group value 0 908 730 world average 722 medium 691 655 south asia 582 source undp 2003 report welfare policies practiced several decades have established education healthcare networks that led
