The 2025 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report, released on March 5, highlights a notable decline in the impact of terrorism in Sri Lanka, marking a significant improvement in the country’s security landscape.
Ranked 100th among 163 countries on the index, Sri Lanka’s GTI score is zero, placing it alongside 63 other countries in the lowest position, indicating no recorded terrorist attacks in the past five years.
This marks the fifth consecutive year that Sri Lanka has maintained this record, a positive shift from the turbulent years following the 2019 Easter Sunday bombings.
South Asia, which has historically held the highest average GTI score over the past decade, has shown significant progress in combating terrorism.
Despite a deterioration in the region this year, largely driven by an uptick in terrorist activities in Pakistan, the overall trend has been one of improvement.
Notably, the report credits the decline in terrorist activity across countries such as Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Sri Lanka for the positive shift in the region’s security status.
Sri Lanka stands out as the most improved country in South Asia for 2024, having recorded no terrorist attacks or deaths for the fifth consecutive year since 2019. Nepal, which followed closely, recorded no attacks or deaths for the second consecutive year.
However, the report also highlights that Afghanistan and Pakistan remain among the ten countries with the worst GTI scores, underscoring ongoing security challenges in these nations. Despite this, Sri Lanka’s stability remains a beacon of progress in a region long plagued by terrorism.
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