Srilanka, May 14 -- Workers' remittances to Sri Lanka surpassed the US$ 2 billion mark in the first four months of 2025. Despite the milestone, cumulative inflows are trailing last year's pace, official data showed.

Data from the Central Bank showed remittances from January to April totalled US$ 2.08 billion, a 15.5 percent drop from the US$ 2.46 billion recorded in the same period of 2024.

April brought in US$ 646.1 million, up 18.8% year-on-year, marking another strong monthly performance following March's surge.

Remittances in March climbed 21.1 percent to US$ 693.3 million, the second-highest ever recorded in a single month after the US$ 702.1 million peak seen in July 2020. The March jump was driven by a rise in funds sent throug...