Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Import quality, Mean, US dollar was 0.842 in 2014. ▼ Falling
Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Sri Lanka, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for import quality, mean, us dollar in Sri Lanka is 0.842, measured in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import quality, mean, us dollar in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8997 in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.7678, in 1967.
Sri Lanka ranks 125th of 166 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Import quality, Mean, US dollar in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 0.8643 | — |
| 1964 | 0.8615 | -0.3% |
| 1965 | 0.8997 | +4.4% |
| 1966 | 0.7939 | -11.8% |
| 1967 | 0.7678 | -3.3% |
| 1968 | 0.8509 | +10.8% |
| 1969 | 0.8579 | +0.8% |
| 1970 | 0.8963 | +4.5% |
| 1971 | 0.8587 | -4.2% |
| 1972 | 0.8426 | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 0.858 | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 0.8678 | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 0.8675 | -0.0% |
| 1976 | 0.8468 | -2.4% |
| 1977 | 0.8504 | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.8418 | -1.0% |
| 1979 | 0.8488 | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 0.8726 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 0.8587 | -1.6% |
| 1982 | 0.8601 | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 0.8596 | -0.1% |
| 1984 | 0.8637 | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 0.8576 | -0.7% |
| 1986 | 0.8313 | -3.1% |
| 1987 | 0.8651 | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 0.85 | -1.7% |
| 1989 | 0.8564 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 0.8437 | -1.5% |
| 1991 | 0.8279 | -1.9% |
| 1992 | 0.8468 | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 0.8451 | -0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8329 | -1.4% |
| 1995 | 0.8322 | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8401 | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 0.8141 | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 0.8148 | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 0.8285 | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 0.8156 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 0.8014 | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.7998 | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 0.7945 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.7991 | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 0.7961 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 0.8112 | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 0.8156 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 0.8373 | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 0.8189 | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 0.8278 | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 0.8268 | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.8275 | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.8367 | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 0.842 | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.8423 | 0.7678 | 0.8997 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.8579 | 0.8418 | 0.8963 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.8575 | 0.8313 | 0.8726 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.8326 | 0.8141 | 0.8468 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8089 | 0.7945 | 0.8373 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8322 | 0.8268 | 0.842 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import quality, mean, us dollar in Sri Lanka?
- Import quality, mean, us dollar in Sri Lanka was 0.842 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import quality, mean, us dollar recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8997 in 1965.
- What is the lowest import quality, mean, us dollar recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7678 in 1967.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for import quality, mean, us dollar?
- Sri Lanka ranks 125th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import quality, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Import quality, Mean, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.