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Sri Lanka Trade Summary

1999

Sri Lanka exports, imports, tariff by year.

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR SRI LANKA 1999

Overall Exports and Imports for Sri Lanka 1999

Exports and imports of Sri Lanka in 1999 are below, along with number of countries and products

  • The total value of exports (FoB) was 4,467 million.
  • The total value of imports (CIF) was 5,338 million.
  • At the HS6 digit level, 2,705 products were exported to 173 countries and 4,405 products were imported from 123 countries.

Sri Lanka top 5 Export and Import partners 1999

Top five countries to which Sri Lanka exported in 1999 are below, along with the percent of total exports that went to that country:

  1. Sri Lanka exports to United States worth US$ 1,784 million, with a partner share of 39.94 percent.
  2. Sri Lanka exports to United Kingdom worth US$ 600 million, with a partner share of 13.44 percent.
  3. Sri Lanka exports to Germany worth US$ 213 million, with a partner share of 4.77 percent.
  4. Sri Lanka exports to Japan worth US$ 155 million, with a partner share of 3.48 percent.
  5. Sri Lanka exports to Belgium worth US$ 136 million, with a partner share of 3.04 percent.

Top five countries from which Sri Lanka imported goods in 1999 are below, along with percent of total imports that came from the country :

  1. Sri Lanka imports from Japan worth US$ 558 million, with a partner share of 10.46 percent.
  2. Sri Lanka imports from India worth US$ 509 million, with a partner share of 9.54 percent.
  3. Sri Lanka imports from Hong Kong, China worth US$ 457 million, with a partner share of 8.56 percent.
  4. Sri Lanka imports from Singapore worth US$ 445 million, with a partner share of 8.33 percent.
  5. Sri Lanka imports from Korea, Rep. worth US$ 385 million, with a partner share of 7.21 percent.

Sri Lanka Top 5 Productsexports imports at HS 6 digit level 1999

The top five exported HS 6 digit level products to world by Sri Lanka along with trade value are:

  1. Sri Lanka exported Black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea, , worth 378,860.48 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Sri Lanka exported Black tea (fermented) and partly fermented tea , worth 230,015.58 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Sri Lanka exported Men's or boys' trousers, breeches, etc, of cott , worth 128,633.30 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Sri Lanka exported Men's or boys' shirts of cotton , worth 121,382.00 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Sri Lanka exported Women's or girls' trousers, breeches, etc, of c , worth 117,539.85 (US$ Thousands).

The top five imported HS 6 digit level products from world by Sri Lanka along with trade value are

  1. Sri Lanka imported Petroleum oils and oils obtained from bituminou , worth 135,438.14 (US$ Thousands).
  2. Sri Lanka imported Petroleum oils, etc, (excl. crude); preparation , worth 129,574.12 (US$ Thousands).
  3. Sri Lanka imported Diamonds non-industrial unworked or simply sawn , worth 128,857.19 (US$ Thousands).
  4. Sri Lanka imported Printed, dyed or coloured woven fabrics, >=85% , worth 116,510.25 (US$ Thousands).
  5. Sri Lanka imported Durum wheat , worth 113,227.37 (US$ Thousands).

Exports and Imports of Product Groups 1999

Exports and imports of products by stages of processing in 1999 are below along with their corresponding Product Share as percent of total export or import

Tariffs 1999

Tariffs imposed by Sri Lanka in 1999 are below

  • The maximum rate of tariff in percentage on any product was not available percent.
  • The simple average tariff across all products was not available percent.
  • The trade weighted average tariff was not available .
  • The total duty free imports in thousands of US dollars were not available and duty free tariff line items share was not available percent.

Development Indicators 1999

Key Development Indicators of Sri Lanka in 1999 are below

  • Sri Lanka GDP in current US dollar was 15,656 million.
  • GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$) was 840.00 .
  • Sri Lanka Trade balance: as % of GDP was -7.78.
  • Trade balance in current US$ was -1,219.00 million.
  • Trade as percentage of GDP was 78.75 .
  • Trade in services as percentage of GDP was 15.19 .

Trade Indicators 1999

Trade Indicators for Sri Lanka in 1999 are below

  • Hirschman Herfindahl market concentration index was 0.20.
  • Index of export market penetration was 3.85.
  • World Growth in percentage was 2.42 and Sri Lanka Country Growth was 0.74 .