Sri Lanka: Imports, billion dollars

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 Sri Lanka

Imports of goods and services, billion USD

 Latest value 18.46
 Year 2023
 Measure billion U.S. dollars
 Data availability 1960 - 2023
 Average 6.61
 Min - Max 0.34 - 26.80
 Source The World Bank
The latest value from 2023 is 18.46 billion U.S. dollars, a decline from 18.63 billion U.S. dollars in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 168.93 billion U.S. dollars, based on data from 138 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1960 to 2023 is 6.61 billion U.S. dollars. The minimum value, 0.34 billion U.S. dollars, was reached in 1963 while the maximum of 26.8 billion U.S. dollars was recorded in 2018. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Sri Lanka - Imports, billion dollars - Recent values chart

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Sri Lanka - Imports, billion dollars - historical chart - 1960-2023




Definition: Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from 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 42.28 2023 percent
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 Imports, percent of GDP 21.89 2023 percent
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 Foreign Direct Investment, percent of GDP 1.21 2022 percent
 Foreign Direct Investment, billion dollars 0.90 2022 billion U.S. dollars
 Portfolio investment inflows, equities 8.09 2023 million dollars (current)
 Current account, percent of GDP 1.80 2023 percent
 Current account, in dollars 1.56 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Trade balance, percent of GDP -3.55 2022 percent
 Trade balance, in dollars -1.50 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Reserves 3.14 2021 billion U.S. dollars
 Remittances, percent of GDP 6.40 2023 percent
 Remittances 5,400.00 2023 million U.S. dollars
 Net errors and omissions -318.46 2023 million USD
 External debt 81.00 2022 percent
 Short-term external debt 14.63 2022 percent
 Short-term debt to reserves 274.99 2021 percent
 Foreign exchange reserves 2,066.41 6/2024 billion
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