Global Statistics and Country Indicators
Sri Lanka Exports, Imports and Trade Balance Over Time (1948–2025)
Trade Balance
Data table
| 1948 | 5.14M | 1960 | -28.35M | 1971 | -10.25M | 1982 | -800.5M | 1993 | -1.13B | 2004 | -2.22B | 2015 | -8.39B |
| 1949 | 9.79M | 1961 | 22.05M | 1972 | -30.15M | 1983 | -756.6M | 1994 | -1.57B | 2005 | -2.49B | 2016 | -8.87B |
| 1950 | 83.16M | 1962 | 31.29M | 1973 | -19.46M | 1984 | -399.4M | 1995 | -1.39B | 2006 | -3.37B | 2017 | -9.62B |
| 1951 | 72.45M | 1963 | 50.61M | 1974 | -192.5M | 1985 | -510M | 1996 | -1.32B | 2007 | -3.56B | 2018 | -10.34B |
| 1952 | -42M | 1964 | -20.79M | 1975 | -246.7M | 1986 | -641.8M | 1997 | -1.2B | 2008 | -5.5B | 2019 | -8B |
| 1953 | -8.4M | 1965 | 99.75M | 1976 | -12.66M | 1987 | -665.1M | 1998 | -1.12B | 2009 | -2.7B | 2020 | -6.01B |
| 1954 | 86.52M | 1966 | -43.47M | 1977 | 60.48M | 1988 | -786M | 1999 | -1.28B | 2010 | -4.91B | 2021 | -8.14B |
| 1955 | 100.8M | 1967 | -17.07M | 1978 | -124.6M | 1989 | -643M | 2000 | -851.1M | 2011 | -10.03B | 2022 | -5.18B |
| 1956 | 22.26M | 1968 | -17.47M | 1979 | -484.8M | 1990 | -772.8M | 2001 | -1.16B | 2012 | -9.81B | 2023 | -4.9B |
| 1957 | -25.83M | 1969 | -97.94M | 1980 | -975.1M | 1991 | -1.07B | 2002 | -1.41B | 2013 | -7.79B | 2024 | -6.07B |
| 1958 | -1.26M | 1970 | -44.02M | 1981 | -760.5M | 1992 | -989.5M | 2003 | -1.55B | 2014 | -8.12B | 2025 | -7.9B |
| 1959 | -67.41M |
Exports
Data table
| 1948 | 305.6M | 1960 | 384.5M | 1971 | 343.6M | 1982 | 1.03B | 1993 | 2.86B | 2004 | 5.76B | 2015 | 10.55B |
| 1949 | 297.7M | 1961 | 379.7M | 1972 | 338.2M | 1983 | 1.06B | 1994 | 3.21B | 2005 | 6.35B | 2016 | 10.31B |
| 1950 | 328.2M | 1962 | 379.9M | 1973 | 410.2M | 1984 | 1.47B | 1995 | 3.8B | 2006 | 6.89B | 2017 | 11.36B |
| 1951 | 399.8M | 1963 | 363.5M | 1974 | 527.1M | 1985 | 1.33B | 1996 | 4.1B | 2007 | 7.74B | 2018 | 11.89B |
| 1952 | 315.4M | 1964 | 394M | 1975 | 569.2M | 1986 | 1.21B | 1997 | 4.64B | 2008 | 8.45B | 2019 | 11.94B |
| 1953 | 329.3M | 1965 | 409.3M | 1976 | 572.3M | 1987 | 1.39B | 1998 | 4.81B | 2009 | 7.35B | 2020 | 10.05B |
| 1954 | 379.9M | 1966 | 357M | 1977 | 760.8M | 1988 | 1.48B | 1999 | 4.59B | 2010 | 8.6B | 2021 | 12.5B |
| 1955 | 407.4M | 1967 | 347.7M | 1978 | 844.9M | 1989 | 1.54B | 2000 | 5.43B | 2011 | 10.24B | 2022 | 13.11B |
| 1956 | 364.3M | 1968 | 341.9M | 1979 | 981M | 1990 | 1.91B | 2001 | 4.82B | 2012 | 9.38B | 2023 | 11.91B |
| 1957 | 353.2M | 1969 | 321.9M | 1980 | 1.06B | 1991 | 1.99B | 2002 | 4.7B | 2013 | 10.21B | 2024 | 12.77B |
| 1958 | 359.3M | 1970 | 341.5M | 1981 | 1.09B | 1992 | 2.46B | 2003 | 5.13B | 2014 | 11.3B | 2025 | 13.58B |
| 1959 | 368.3M |
Imports
Data table
| 1948 | 300.5M | 1960 | 412.9M | 1971 | 353.8M | 1982 | 1.83B | 1993 | 3.99B | 2004 | 7.97B | 2015 | 18.93B |
| 1949 | 287.9M | 1961 | 357.6M | 1972 | 368.3M | 1983 | 1.82B | 1994 | 4.78B | 2005 | 8.83B | 2016 | 19.18B |
| 1950 | 245.1M | 1962 | 348.6M | 1973 | 429.6M | 1984 | 1.87B | 1995 | 5.19B | 2006 | 10.26B | 2017 | 20.98B |
| 1951 | 327.4M | 1963 | 312.9M | 1974 | 719.6M | 1985 | 1.84B | 1996 | 5.42B | 2007 | 11.3B | 2018 | 22.23B |
| 1952 | 357.4M | 1964 | 414.8M | 1975 | 815.9M | 1986 | 1.86B | 1997 | 5.84B | 2008 | 13.95B | 2019 | 19.94B |
| 1953 | 337.7M | 1965 | 309.5M | 1976 | 584.9M | 1987 | 2.06B | 1998 | 5.93B | 2009 | 10.05B | 2020 | 16.06B |
| 1954 | 293.4M | 1966 | 400.5M | 1977 | 700.3M | 1988 | 2.26B | 1999 | 5.87B | 2010 | 13.51B | 2021 | 20.64B |
| 1955 | 306.6M | 1967 | 364.7M | 1978 | 969.5M | 1989 | 2.19B | 2000 | 6.28B | 2011 | 20.27B | 2022 | 18.29B |
| 1956 | 342.1M | 1968 | 359.4M | 1979 | 1.47B | 1990 | 2.69B | 2001 | 5.97B | 2012 | 19.19B | 2023 | 16.81B |
| 1957 | 379M | 1969 | 419.8M | 1980 | 2.04B | 1991 | 3.05B | 2002 | 6.1B | 2013 | 18B | 2024 | 18.84B |
| 1958 | 360.6M | 1970 | 385.6M | 1981 | 1.85B | 1992 | 3.44B | 2003 | 6.67B | 2014 | 19.42B | 2025 | 21.48B |
| 1959 | 435.8M |