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Sri Lanka

  • Currency: Sri Lankan Rupee(LKR)

    Capital: Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte

  • Exchange Rate

    0.37

  • FDI

    -

Total merchandise trade
( million of US$ )
2005 2010 2015 2020
merchandise Export 6 347 8 602 10 547 10 137
merchandise trade balance -2 487 -4 909 -8 388 -5 857

99.68%

Doughnut Consumed

Export structure by product group in 2017

(as% of total export)

  • Raw materials
  • Intermediate goods
  • Consumer goods
  • Capital goods

Overall Exports

11,741

Exports (in US$ Mil):

3,121

No. Of products:

198

No. Of partners:

Sri Lanka's Top 5 Export Partners

United States

24.87%

United Kingdom

8.88%

India

6.72%

Germany

4.66%

Italy

4.53%

Total merchandise trade
( million of US$ )
2005 2010 2015 2020
merchandise Import 8 834 13 512 18 935 15 993
merchandise trade balance -2 487 -4 909 -8 388 -5 857

35.52%

Doughnut Consumed

Import structure by product group in 2017

(as% of total import)

  • Raw materials
  • Intermediate goods
  • Consumer goods
  • Capital goods

Overall Imports

21,316

Imports (in US$ Mil):

4,246

No. Of products:

195

No. Of partners:

Sri Lanka's' Top 5 Import Partners

India

21.08%

China

19.65%

United Arab Emirates

7.34%

Singapore

6.06%

Japan

4.87%