Sri Lanka vs Syria: Where China ranks among a country’s import partners
Sri Lanka
1 rank
in 2025
Syria
1 rank
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
124th
Syria rank
124th
Where China ranks among a country’s import partners over time
- Sri Lanka
- Syria
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 1 rank against 1 rank in Syria, a difference of 0 rank.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 72 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 124th and Syria ranks 124th of 206 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 4 and Syria in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 7.86 rank | 31.29 rank | 23.43 rank | Syria |
| 1960s | 3.7 rank | 13.6 rank | 9.9 rank | Syria |
| 1970s | 6.1 rank | 11.4 rank | 5.3 rank | Syria |
| 1980s | 9.1 rank | 20.1 rank | 11 rank | Syria |
| 1990s | 10.2 rank | 10 rank | 0.2 rank | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 25.8 rank | 3.2 rank | 22.6 rank | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 17.56 rank | 2.33 rank | 15.22 rank | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.17 rank | 1 rank | 0.1667 rank | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher where china ranks among a country’s import partners, Sri Lanka or Syria?
- Sri Lanka, at 1 rank against 1 rank in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in where china ranks among a country’s import partners between Sri Lanka and Syria?
- 0 rank, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Syria?
- 72 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Syria rank globally for where china ranks among a country’s import partners?
- Sri Lanka ranks 124th and Syria ranks 124th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Where China ranks among a country’s import partners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rank of China among a country's import partners, based on import values that include the cost of goods, freight, and insurance. A rank of 1 means it is the country's largest import partner.