Merchandise exports — all countries

Merchandise exports — Sri Lanka

Merchandise exports in Sri Lanka in 2025 — 13,581,000,000 US$. Ranked 92 in the world out of 205. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3,427.5%.

2025 13.58B US$ +6.33% vs 2024
World rank 92of 205
Period maximum 13.58B US$2025
Period minimum 322M US$1969

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Merchandise exports — Sri Lanka, 1960–202505B10B15B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 385,000,000 US$1962: 380,000,000 US$1964: 394,000,000 US$1966: 357,000,000 US$1968: 342,000,000 US$1970: 342,000,000 US$1972: 338,000,000 US$1974: 527,000,000 US$1976: 572,000,000 US$1978: 845,000,000 US$1980: 1,062,000,000 US$1982: 1,031,000,000 US$1984: 1,467,000,000 US$1986: 1,215,000,000 US$1988: 1,476,000,000 US$1990: 1,912,000,000 US$1992: 2,455,000,000 US$1994: 3,208,000,000 US$1996: 4,095,000,000 US$1998: 4,809,000,000 US$2000: 5,430,000,000 US$2002: 4,699,000,000 US$2004: 5,757,000,000 US$2006: 6,886,000,000 US$2008: 8,452,000,000 US$2010: 8,602,000,000 US$2012: 9,380,000,000 US$2014: 11,298,000,000 US$2016: 10,310,000,000 US$2018: 11,890,000,000 US$2020: 10,047,000,000 US$2022: 13,107,000,000 US$2024: 12,772,000,000 US$2025: 13,581,000,000 US$
Change over the period: +13.2B (+3,427.53%) Average annual rate: 5.63 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 13.58B US$
World 26.39T US$
South Asia 511B US$
Southern Asia computed 655B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 1.8T US$
Merchandise exports — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 13.58B +809M +6.33%
2024 12.77B +861M +7.23%
2023 11.91B −1.2B −9.12%
2022 13.11B +608M +4.86%
2021 12.5B +2.45B +24.41%
2020 10.05B −1.89B −15.85%
2019 11.94B +50M +0.42%
2018 11.89B +530M +4.67%
2017 11.36B +1.05B +10.18%
2016 10.31B −237M −2.25%
2015 10.55B −751M −6.65%
2014 11.3B +1.09B +10.68%
2013 10.21B +828M +8.83%
2012 9.38B −856M −8.36%
2011 10.24B +1.63B +19%
2010 8.6B +1.26B +17.11%
2009 7.35B −1.11B −13.1%
2008 8.45B +712M +9.2%
2007 7.74B +854M +12.4%
2006 6.89B +539M +8.49%
2005 6.35B +590M +10.25%
2004 5.76B +632M +12.33%
2003 5.13B +426M +9.07%
2002 4.7B −117M −2.43%
2001 4.82B −614M −11.31%
2000 5.43B +836M +18.2%
1999 4.59B −215M −4.47%
1998 4.81B +170M +3.66%
1997 4.64B +544M +13.28%
1996 4.1B +297M +7.82%
1995 3.8B +590M +18.39%
1994 3.21B +349M +12.21%
1993 2.86B +404M +16.46%
1992 2.46B +468M +23.55%
1991 1.99B +75M +3.92%
1990 1.91B +367M +23.75%
1989 1.55B +69M +4.67%
1988 1.48B +83M +5.96%
1987 1.39B +178M +14.65%
1986 1.22B −118M −8.85%
1985 1.33B −134M −9.13%
1984 1.47B +404M +38.01%
1983 1.06B +32M +3.1%
1982 1.03B −57M −5.24%
1981 1.09B +26M +2.45%
1980 1.06B +81M +8.26%
1979 981M +136M +16.09%
1978 845M +84M +11.04%
1977 761M +189M +33.04%
1976 572M +3M +0.53%
1975 569M +42M +7.97%
1974 527M +117M +28.54%
1973 410M +72M +21.3%
1972 338M −6M −1.74%
1971 344M +2M +0.58%
1970 342M +20M +6.21%
1969 322M −20M −5.85%
1968 342M −6M −1.72%
1967 348M −9M −2.52%
1966 357M −52M −12.71%
1965 409M +15M +3.81%
1964 394M +30M +8.24%
1963 364M −16M −4.21%
1962 380M +0 +0%
1961 380M −5M −1.3%
1960 385M

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

The value of exports of goods (excluding services) in current US dollars from WTO data, on an FOB basis. Unlike total exports of goods and services it allows a clean comparison of physical merchandise trade and the calculation of the merchandise trade balance.

Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.