Milking, dairy machinery (trade) — Import Value in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Milking, dairy machinery (trade) — Import Value was 2,484 1000 USD in 2008. ◆ Volatile
Milking, dairy machinery (trade) — Import Value in Sri Lanka, 1966–2008
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 USD.
Analysis
In 2008, milking, dairy machinery (trade) — import value in Sri Lanka stood at 2,484 1000 USD. That is the highest value across all 43 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3,212.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, milking, dairy machinery (trade) — import value in Sri Lanka peaked at 2,484 1000 USD in 2008 and was at its lowest, 2 1000 USD, in 1972.
That places Sri Lanka 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2008, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Milking, dairy machinery (trade) — Import Value in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1966 | 11 1000 USD | — |
| 1967 | 84 1000 USD | +663.6% |
| 1968 | 154 1000 USD | +83.3% |
| 1969 | 43 1000 USD | -72.1% |
| 1970 | 275 1000 USD | +539.5% |
| 1971 | 50 1000 USD | -81.8% |
| 1972 | 2 1000 USD | -96.0% |
| 1973 | 20 1000 USD | +900.0% |
| 1974 | 2 1000 USD | -90.0% |
| 1975 | 4 1000 USD | +100.0% |
| 1976 | 29 1000 USD | +625.0% |
| 1977 | 3 1000 USD | -89.7% |
| 1978 | 705 1000 USD | +23400.0% |
| 1979 | 180 1000 USD | -74.5% |
| 1980 | 99 1000 USD | -45.0% |
| 1981 | 687 1000 USD | +593.9% |
| 1982 | 289 1000 USD | -57.9% |
| 1983 | 979 1000 USD | +238.8% |
| 1984 | 168 1000 USD | -82.8% |
| 1985 | 20 1000 USD | -88.1% |
| 1986 | 40 1000 USD | +100.0% |
| 1987 | 151 1000 USD | +277.5% |
| 1988 | 259 1000 USD | +71.5% |
| 1989 | 55 1000 USD | -78.8% |
| 1990 | 12 1000 USD | -78.2% |
| 1991 | 2 1000 USD | -83.3% |
| 1992 | 57 1000 USD | +2750.0% |
| 1993 | 148 1000 USD | +159.6% |
| 1994 | 93 1000 USD | -37.2% |
| 1995 | 990 1000 USD | +964.5% |
| 1996 | 1,519 1000 USD | +53.4% |
| 1997 | 63 1000 USD | -95.9% |
| 1998 | 75 1000 USD | +19.0% |
| 1999 | 80 1000 USD | +6.7% |
| 2000 | 62 1000 USD | -22.5% |
| 2001 | 125 1000 USD | +101.6% |
| 2002 | 629 1000 USD | +403.2% |
| 2003 | 97 1000 USD | -84.6% |
| 2004 | 198 1000 USD | +104.1% |
| 2005 | 156 1000 USD | -21.2% |
| 2006 | 1,320 1000 USD | +746.2% |
| 2007 | 2,483 1000 USD | +88.1% |
| 2008 | 2,484 1000 USD | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 2,484 1000 USD is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,115 1000 USD, 2.2× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 2,484 1000 USD is above the median for South Asia, which is 2,484 1000 USD, 1.0× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Milking, dairy machinery (trade) — Import Value in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | +23400.0% | 3 1000 USD | 705 1000 USD |
| 1992 | +2750.0% | 2 1000 USD | 57 1000 USD |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73 1000 USD | 11 1000 USD | 154 1000 USD | 4 |
| 1970s | 127 1000 USD | 2 1000 USD | 705 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1980s | 274.7 1000 USD | 20 1000 USD | 979 1000 USD | 10 |
| 1990s | 303.9 1000 USD | 2 1000 USD | 1,519 1000 USD | 10 |
| 2000s | 839.33 1000 USD | 62 1000 USD | 2,484 1000 USD | 9 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is milking, dairy machinery (trade) — import value in Sri Lanka?
- Milking, dairy machinery (trade) — import value in Sri Lanka was 2,484 1000 USD in 2008, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest milking, dairy machinery (trade) — import value recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 2,484 1000 USD in 2008.
- What is the lowest milking, dairy machinery (trade) — import value recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2 1000 USD in 1972.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for milking, dairy machinery (trade) — import value?
- Sri Lanka ranks 75th out of 178 countries with data for 2008.
- Is milking, dairy machinery (trade) — import value rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,212.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Milking, dairy machinery (trade) — Import Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Important notice: FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery is no longer active. The latest online version of the database has as reference year 2009 (with data collected in year 2011). FAOSTAT database on Agriculture Machinery provides statistical series on Agricultural Machinery and Equipment statistical series referring to the following items: tractors, harvesters and threshers, irrigation pumps, milking machines, hand tools, and soil machines. The database includes estimates of agriculture machinery in use and value of import and export of agriculture machinery.