Trade, Overall in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Trade, Overall was 0.8305 in 2014. β² Rising
Trade, Overall in Sri Lanka, 1983β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.8305 for trade, overall in 2014. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
The figure is up 5.9% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, trade, overall in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.8305 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.4377, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 58th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.6212 | 0.577 | 0.6544 | 7 |
| 1990s | 0.6245 | 0.4377 | 0.7718 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7534 | 0.7321 | 0.7836 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.793 | 0.7824 | 0.8305 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More trade data for Sri Lanka
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 114.91 (2025)
- Commodity Net Export Price Index, Individual Commodities Weighted by 101.7 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 99.01 (2025)
- Commodity Export Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 85.41 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 97.36 (2025)
- Commodity Import Price Index, Individual Commodites Weighted by Ratio 70.66 (2025)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, Percent of GDP 0.4289 (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 19.37 units per person (2024)
- Imports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), per 0.0043 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Exports of low carbon technology products, US dollar (World), gaps 166.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is trade, overall in Sri Lanka?
- Trade, overall in Sri Lanka was 0.8305 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest trade, overall recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8305 in 2014.
- What is the lowest trade, overall recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4377 in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for trade, overall?
- Sri Lanka ranks 58th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is trade, overall rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Trade, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The SRD contains data on a wide range of structural policies across different countries. These policies are things that affect how markets function, like labor laws, regulations on businesses, and trade policies.