Sri Lanka: Exports, billion dollars

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 Sri Lanka

Exports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 20.64
 Year 2025
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1960 - 2025
 Average 5.60
 Min - Max 0.32 - 20.64
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2025 is 20.64 billion U.S. dollars, an increase from 19.68 billion U.S. dollars in 2024. In comparison, the world average is 207.70 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 135 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1960 to 2025 is 5.6 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.32 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1963 while the maximum of 20.64 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2025. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Sri Lanka: Exports, billion dollars
 2025 20.64
 2024 19.68
 2023 17.32
 2022 15.98
 2021 14.99
 2020 13.04
 2019 19.42
 2018 20.26




Definition: Exports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services provided to the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

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 Trade openness 41.81 2025 percent
 Financial openness -1.248 2022 index points
 Exports, percent of GDP 18.97 2025 percent
 Exports, billion dollars 20.64 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Growth of exports 5.06 2025 percent
 Imports, percent of GDP 22.84 2025 percent
 Imports, billion dollars 24.86 2025 billion U.S. dollars
 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 0.76 2024 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.76 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 1.60 2024 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 1.21 2024 percent
 Current account, in dollars 1.21 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -3.87 2025 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -2.63 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 6.09 2024 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 6.79 2024 percent
 Remittances 6,721.62 2024 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -325.42 2024 million USD
 External debt 64.97 2024 percent
 Short-term external debt 11.55 2024 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 121.83 2024 percent
 External debt in foreign currencies 99.61 2024 percent
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