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Sri Lanka: Net trade in goods

-7.90Bcurrent USD · 2025+5.8% since 2015

The balance of international trade in goods is the difference between the exports and imports of goods. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars. Annual figures for Sri Lanka from 1975 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (current USD)Note
2025-7,898,565,400.681
2024-6,069,421,550.406
2023-4,900,420,616.561
2022-5,184,577,044.195
2021-8,138,835,245.933
2020-6,007,948,709.455
2019-7,997,067,701.604
2018-10,343,092,701.238
2017-9,619,377,729.734
2016-8,873,104,252.125
2015-8,388,097,664.294
2014-8,286,696,503.502
2013-7,608,503,872.587
2012-9,416,673,873.822
2011-7,683,109,000
2010-3,480,035,000
2009-2,101,440,000
2008-4,571,480,000
2007-2,526,950,000
2006-2,345,010,000
2005-1,630,138,600
2004-1,442,589,000
2003-871,572,000
2002-795,890,000
2001-560,034,000
2000-1,044,009,394.34
1999-769,271,812.242
1998-505,437,602.678
1997-639,627,790.182
1996-799,710,264.152
1995-984,683,884.199
1994-1,085,027,297.925
1993-742,113,101.838
1992-715,053,108.736
1991-804,698,975.531
1990-472,505,771.986
1989-550,091,097.361
1988-540,452,632.715
1987-472,169,392.747
1986-555,729,374.59
1985-522,646,766.864
1984-237,136,049.037
1983-664,357,667.584
1982-780,445,722.331
1981-632,003,889.411
1980-783,502,176.048
1979-323,165,631.002
1978-52,936,904.788
1977106,510,381.438
1976-19,971,469.332
1975-127,726,375.396

Source

Published by World Bank, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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World Bank (2026). Net trade in goods. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/worldbank-net-trade-in-goods (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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