Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Value of imports from China as a share of GDP was 4.3% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1960–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 4.3% for value of imports from china as a share of gdp in 2024.
The figure is up 17.0% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 5.4% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.
Sri Lanka ranks 97th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Value of imports from China as a share of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 2.0% | — |
| 1961 | 0.5% | -74.4% |
| 1962 | 0.6% | +17.3% |
| 1963 | 2.3% | +295.7% |
| 1964 | 3.3% | +39.6% |
| 1965 | 1.4% | -57.0% |
| 1966 | 2.6% | +85.0% |
| 1967 | 2.1% | -20.7% |
| 1968 | 2.3% | +10.8% |
| 1969 | 2.4% | +5.3% |
| 1970 | 2.1% | -12.2% |
| 1971 | 1.1% | -46.0% |
| 1972 | 0.6% | -46.7% |
| 1973 | 1.1% | +87.8% |
| 1974 | 1.5% | +32.0% |
| 1975 | 2.5% | +64.0% |
| 1976 | 0.2% | -92.5% |
| 1977 | 0.8% | +308.8% |
| 1978 | 1.1% | +40.3% |
| 1979 | 2.0% | +87.0% |
| 1980 | 1.3% | -35.8% |
| 1981 | 0.9% | -30.2% |
| 1982 | 0.9% | -1.0% |
| 1983 | 0.8% | -7.6% |
| 1984 | 0.6% | -26.4% |
| 1985 | 1.2% | +97.6% |
| 1986 | 1.4% | +15.0% |
| 1987 | 1.0% | -29.9% |
| 1988 | 1.5% | +57.6% |
| 1989 | 1.5% | -2.3% |
| 1990 | 1.4% | -4.5% |
| 1991 | 1.1% | -19.6% |
| 1992 | 1.3% | +12.4% |
| 1993 | 1.5% | +14.5% |
| 1994 | 1.3% | -8.2% |
| 1995 | 1.2% | -7.2% |
| 1996 | 1.1% | -13.8% |
| 1997 | 1.1% | +5.8% |
| 1998 | 1.4% | +27.5% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -28.4% |
| 2000 | 1.5% | +47.2% |
| 2001 | 1.4% | -7.5% |
| 2002 | 1.6% | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 1.7% | +11.8% |
| 2004 | 2.2% | +26.1% |
| 2005 | 2.6% | +17.6% |
| 2006 | 2.8% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2008 | 0.0% | -5.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0% | -20.8% |
| 2010 | 0.0% | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0% | +48.7% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +43831.2% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +178.1% |
| 2014 | 4.1% | +7.6% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 4.2% | -13.7% |
| 2018 | 4.4% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 4.2% | -6.3% |
| 2021 | 5.4% | +26.5% |
| 2022 | 4.7% | -12.3% |
| 2023 | 3.7% | -22.0% |
| 2024 | 4.3% | +17.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.9% | 0.5% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.3% | 0.2% | 2.5% | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.1% | 0.6% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.2% | 1.0% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.0% | 2.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.5% | 3.7% | 5.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 9.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.2244 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita 1,122 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), annual growth rate 11.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2284 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current US$), per capita 1,143 current US$ per person (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 11.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Imports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 68.74 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Value of imports from china as a share of gdp in Sri Lanka was 4.3% in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 5.4% in 2021.
- What is the lowest value of imports from china as a share of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for value of imports from china as a share of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 97th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is value of imports from china as a share of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund (2025); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imports from China as a share of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Value of goods imported from China, including freight and insurance costs, as a percentage of a country’s gross domestic product (GDP).