Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Import unit values, Mean, US dollar was 0.8366 in 2014. βΌ Falling
Import unit values, Mean, US dollar in Sri Lanka, 1963β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.8366 for import unit values, mean, us dollar in 2014.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.8% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit values, mean, us dollar in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.9146 in 1963 and was at its lowest, 0.6589, in 1991.
Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 166 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.861 | 0.7128 | 0.9146 | 7 |
| 1970s | 0.7711 | 0.7095 | 0.8166 | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.7316 | 0.6924 | 0.7535 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.7373 | 0.6589 | 0.843 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7291 | 0.6888 | 0.793 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7735 | 0.7387 | 0.8366 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 0.8394 compare
- 116 Bangladesh 0.838 compare
- 117 Tajikistan 0.8372 compare
- 119 Saudi Arabia 0.8356 compare
- 120 Syrian Arab Republic 0.8269 compare
- 121 United Arab Emirates 0.8265 compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is import unit values, mean, us dollar in Sri Lanka?
- Import unit values, mean, us dollar in Sri Lanka was 0.8366 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9146 in 1963.
- What is the lowest import unit values, mean, us dollar recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6589 in 1991.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for import unit values, mean, us dollar?
- Sri Lanka ranks 118th out of 166 countries with data for 2014.
- Is import unit values, mean, us dollar rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. 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 unit values, 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.