Sri Lanka Trade

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TRADE SUMMARY FOR Sri Lanka

2021

Overall Exports and Imports

Exports
Exports (in US$ Mil) 13,331
No. Of products 2,995
No. Of partners 196
Imports
Imports (in US$ Mil) 21,502
No. Of products 4,145
No. Of partners 192

Trade Indicator

HH Market concentration index0.07
Index of export market penetration6.75
World Growth12.59
Country Growth12.06

Service Indicators 2021

Service imports (BoP, current US$)888,616,000.00
Service exports (BoP, current US$)2,474,954,538.70
Imports of goods and services (% of GDP)24.33
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)16.93

Sri Lanka top 5 Export and Import partners

Market Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%)
United States3,299 24.75
United Kingdom1,003 7.52
India891 6.69
Germany811 6.09
Italy623 4.67
Exporter Trade (US$ Mil) Partner share(%)
China5,098 23.71
India4,741 22.05
United Arab Emirates1,409 6.55
Malaysia825 3.84
Singapore776 3.61

Sri Lanka Exports and Imports of Product Groups

Product Categories Exports Imports
Export(US$ Mil) Product share(%) Import(US$ Mil) Prod share(%) Weighted Average (%)
Raw materials828 6.21 1,977 9.20 7.49
Intermediate goods1,573 11.80 9,481 44.09 3.10
Consumer goods10,197 76.49 5,990 27.86 8.23
Capital goods733 5.50 4,054 18.85 1.74

Top 5 Products exports imports at HS 6 digit level

Exports
Black tea (fermented ...720,825.34
Brassieres684,152.95
Black tea (fermented ...614,794.40
Solid... tyres, inte ...438,922.86
Gloves, impregnated. ...401,473.85
Imports
Petroleum oils, etc, ...2,131,777.09
Transmission apparat ...607,248.38
Semi-fin prod,i/nas, ...514,490.93
Petroleum oils and o ...489,548.99
Knitted or crocheted ...475,091.88

Tariff and Trade Barriers for Sri Lanka

Tariffs 2021

No. Of Tariff Agreement 11
Simple Average (%) 5.73
Duty Free Imports (US$ Thousand) 13,553,825.22
Maximum Rate (%) 679.86
Weighted Average (%) 4.36
Duty Free Tariff Lines Share (%) 58.21

Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index (OTRI) 2009

OTRI »
Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - MFN Tariff (2009)0.08
Overall Trade Restrictiveness Index - Applied Tariff (2009)0.07

Services Service Policy Restrictive Database (SPRD)

SPRD »
Services Trade Restrictions Index - Over All38.20

Non-Tariff Measures (NTM) 2012

No Of NTM Measures (2012)38
No Of NTM Affected Products (HS 6 Digit) (2012)5,052

Temporary Trade Barriers Database (TTDB)

TTDB »
Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Simple Average...
Temporary Trade Barriers in Effect - Weighted Average...

World Development Indicators (WDI)

2021 WDI »
Population21,670,000
GDP (current US$ Mil)88,497
GNI per capita, Atlas method (current US$)4,000.00
Trade Balance (current US$ Mil)-6,542.00
Trade Balance (% of GDP)-7.39

Doing Business

2019 Doing Business »
Ease of Doing Business Rank99
Trading Across Borders Rank96

Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA)

2015 CPIA »
CPIA Trade Ratings3.50

Logistics Performance Index (LPI)

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