With the end of the 30-year civil war in 2009, Germany became an important partner in reconstruction as well as a helper in the reconciliation of the different ethnic groups.

[2] In 2021, the value of German imported goods from Sri Lanka, which mainly consist of rubber, tea and textiles, was 864.5 million euros.

German exports of machinery, electrical and chemical products, and motor vehicles, amounted to 265.6 million euros.

In 1979, a double taxation agreement was signed, which offers reduced tax rates on dividends and interest for both countries.

The tourism low caused by the 2004 tsunami and the civil war that lasted until 2009 was overcome in subsequent years by steadily increasing visitor numbers.