Sri Lanka vs Uganda: Share of imports that come from China
Sri Lanka
24.3%
in 2025
Uganda
24.9%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
50th
Uganda rank
49th
Share of imports that come from China over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uganda
How they compare
Uganda currently reports 24.9% against 24.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Uganda ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 49th of 206 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 5 and Uganda in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.2% | 0.5% | 0.2% | Uganda |
| 1960s | 11.7% | 2.4% | 9.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 9.5% | 1.2% | 8.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 3.6% | 1.6% | 1.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 3.7% | 1.8% | 1.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 3.8% | 5.9% | 2.1% | Uganda |
| 2010s | 13.5% | 13.8% | 0.3% | Uganda |
| 2020s | 22.3% | 20.0% | 2.3% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of imports that come from china, Sri Lanka or Uganda?
- Uganda, at 24.9% against 24.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of imports that come from china between Sri Lanka and Uganda?
- 0.6%, with Uganda ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uganda?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uganda rank globally for share of imports that come from china?
- Sri Lanka ranks 50th and Uganda ranks 49th of 206 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2026) β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of imports that come from China. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percentage of a country's total goods imports, including freight and insurance costs, that come from China.