Sri Lanka's exports rose from US$2.59B in 1991 to US$20.6B in 2025.
Sri Lanka · Trade
Exports, imports, balances, openness and composition.
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Sri Lanka's imports rose from US$3.5B in 1991 to US$24.9B in 2025.
Sri Lanka's merchandise exports (current us$) rose from US$4.1B in 1996 to US$13.6B in 2025.
Sri Lanka's merchandise imports (current us$) rose from US$5.42B in 1996 to US$21.5B in 2025.
Sri Lanka's services exports rose from US$819M in 1995 to US$6.91B in 2024.
Sri Lanka's trade balance fell from US$-910M in 1991 to US$-4.22B in 2025.
Sri Lanka's current account balance (us$) rose from US$-770M in 1995 to US$1.21B in 2024.
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- Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)down −0.8 pts115th of 138
- Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)up +0.5 pts114th of 138
- Trade opennessdown −0.3 pts116th of 138
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- Current accountdown −0.5 pts64th of 173
- FDI inflowsdown −0.1 pts147th of 192
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- High-tech exportsup +0.1 pts108th of 125
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- Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports)up +0.2 pts68th of 127
- Food exports (% of merchandise exports)up +1.5 pts37th of 131
- Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)down −1.2 pts42nd of 131
- Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)down −0.0 pts119th of 130
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- Net barter terms of trade indexup +1.1 pts175th of 203
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- Tariffsdown −1.9 pts66th of 158
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- FDI outflowsup +0.0 pts120th of 170
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- Logistics performance index, overallup +7.7 %72nd of 138