Trade balance in Sri Lanka in 2025 — -4,216,154,385 US$. Ranked 102 in the world out of 138. Since 1960, the indicator has fallen by 10,004.9%.
1960–2025 · US$
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka
| Year | US$ | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -4.22B | −1.62B | −62.31% |
| 2024 | -2.6B | −791M | −43.79% |
| 2023 | -1.81B | +836M | +31.62% |
| 2022 | -2.64B | +3.9B | +59.61% |
| 2021 | -6.54B | −1.33B | −25.62% |
| 2020 | -5.21B | −63.99M | −1.24% |
| 2019 | -5.14B | +1.39B | +21.28% |
| 2018 | -6.53B | −218M | −3.45% |
| 2017 | -6.32B | −311M | −5.17% |
| 2016 | -6B | +63.3M | +1.04% |
| 2015 | -6.07B | — | — |
| 2009 | -2.73B | +2.84B | +50.99% |
| 2008 | -5.57B | −2.22B | −65.99% |
| 2007 | -3.36B | −246M | −7.92% |
| 2006 | -3.11B | −931M | −42.72% |
| 2005 | -2.18B | −357M | −19.58% |
| 2004 | -1.82B | −684M | −60.1% |
| 2003 | -1.14B | −62.15M | −5.77% |
| 2002 | -1.08B | −94.09M | −9.58% |
| 2001 | -982M | +778M | +44.19% |
| 2000 | -1.76B | −537M | −43.91% |
| 1999 | -1.22B | −276M | −29.17% |
| 1998 | -947M | +119M | +11.16% |
| 1997 | -1.07B | +175M | +14.11% |
| 1996 | -1.24B | +120M | +8.79% |
| 1995 | -1.36B | +22.99M | +1.66% |
| 1994 | -1.38B | −396M | −40.17% |
| 1993 | -987M | −88.09M | −9.8% |
| 1992 | -899M | +11.48M | +1.26% |
| 1991 | -910M | −277M | −43.77% |
| 1990 | -633M | +30.4M | +4.58% |
| 1989 | -664M | +87.35M | +11.63% |
| 1988 | -751M | −48.99M | −6.98% |
| 1987 | -702M | +41.82M | +5.62% |
| 1986 | -744M | −29.1M | −4.07% |
| 1985 | -715M | −356M | −99.08% |
| 1984 | -359M | +422M | +54.01% |
| 1983 | -780M | +121M | +13.41% |
| 1982 | -901M | −191M | −26.96% |
| 1981 | -710M | +199M | +21.88% |
| 1980 | -909M | −504M | −124.28% |
| 1979 | -405M | −275M | −210.52% |
| 1978 | -130M | −281M | −186.9% |
| 1977 | 150M | +234M | +279.14% |
| 1976 | -83.83M | +199M | +70.4% |
| 1975 | -283M | −16.25M | −6.09% |
| 1974 | -267M | −232M | −666.04% |
| 1973 | -34.84M | +5.36M | +13.33% |
| 1972 | -40.2M | +7.19M | +15.16% |
| 1971 | -47.39M | +24.88M | +34.43% |
| 1970 | -72.27M | +50.08M | +40.93% |
| 1969 | -122M | −68.9M | −128.91% |
| 1968 | -53.45M | −569,707 | −1.08% |
| 1967 | -52.88M | +8.04M | +13.2% |
| 1966 | -60.92M | −67.86M | −978.79% |
| 1965 | 6.93M | +34.52M | +125.13% |
| 1964 | -27.59M | −6.05M | −28.1% |
| 1963 | -21.54M | −1.33M | −6.6% |
| 1962 | -20.2M | −6.51M | −47.56% |
| 1961 | -13.69M | +28.03M | +67.19% |
| 1960 | -41.72M | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The balance of foreign trade in goods and services: exports minus imports. This is the largest part of the current account but not the whole of it — investment income and remittances do not enter the trade balance, and for countries with large transfers the two indicators move in opposite directions. A surplus is not in itself a sign of a healthy economy: a country importing equipment for construction will run a deficit precisely because it is investing in growth.
Important: Goods and services together. For countries with large service exports — tourism, transport, software — the merchandise balance can be negative while the overall balance is positive.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The value of goods shipped out and of services provided to non-residents, in US dollars.
Trade Imports of goods and servicesThe value of goods brought in and of services received from non-residents.
Finance Current account balance in US dollarsHow much more a country receives from abroad than it pays out there. A minus means it pays more.
Trade Trade opennessExports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.
