Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply was -17.1% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Sri Lanka, 1961–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded -17.1% for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 16.8% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Sri Lanka peaked at -5.4% in 1982 and was at its lowest, -28.1%, in 2017.
That places Sri Lanka 102nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 63 years of available data.
Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | -12.8% | — |
| 1962 | -8.2% | -36.0% |
| 1963 | -9.3% | +13.2% |
| 1964 | -17.7% | +90.7% |
| 1965 | -14.5% | -18.3% |
| 1966 | -20.0% | +37.8% |
| 1967 | -19.9% | -0.3% |
| 1968 | -15.3% | -23.3% |
| 1969 | -16.4% | +7.6% |
| 1970 | -21.7% | +32.0% |
| 1971 | -12.9% | -40.3% |
| 1972 | -10.0% | -22.7% |
| 1973 | -16.0% | +59.7% |
| 1974 | -11.9% | -25.4% |
| 1975 | -10.3% | -13.7% |
| 1976 | -7.2% | -29.7% |
| 1977 | -19.1% | +164.4% |
| 1978 | -14.6% | -23.6% |
| 1979 | -14.1% | -3.2% |
| 1980 | -12.8% | -9.4% |
| 1981 | -8.2% | -36.2% |
| 1982 | -5.4% | -33.6% |
| 1983 | -11.1% | +105.4% |
| 1984 | -11.8% | +5.8% |
| 1985 | -12.7% | +7.6% |
| 1986 | -11.9% | -5.7% |
| 1987 | -10.6% | -11.1% |
| 1988 | -16.7% | +57.9% |
| 1989 | -17.4% | +4.0% |
| 1990 | -13.9% | -19.9% |
| 1991 | -16.2% | +16.3% |
| 1992 | -18.4% | +13.3% |
| 1993 | -19.0% | +3.6% |
| 1994 | -13.1% | -30.9% |
| 1995 | -15.8% | +19.9% |
| 1996 | -19.2% | +21.7% |
| 1997 | -21.9% | +14.1% |
| 1998 | -23.2% | +6.0% |
| 1999 | -21.9% | -5.6% |
| 2000 | -20.4% | -7.0% |
| 2001 | -18.9% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | -27.0% | +42.9% |
| 2003 | -24.2% | -10.4% |
| 2004 | -23.4% | -3.5% |
| 2005 | -23.4% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | -25.9% | +10.3% |
| 2007 | -26.2% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | -21.9% | -16.5% |
| 2009 | -20.9% | -4.6% |
| 2010 | -16.4% | -21.7% |
| 2011 | -20.0% | +22.1% |
| 2012 | -17.1% | -14.4% |
| 2013 | -16.4% | -4.2% |
| 2014 | -21.7% | +32.4% |
| 2015 | -20.2% | -6.9% |
| 2016 | -17.6% | -12.9% |
| 2017 | -28.1% | +60.2% |
| 2018 | -23.5% | -16.4% |
| 2019 | -18.9% | -19.9% |
| 2020 | -18.6% | -1.5% |
| 2021 | -16.8% | -9.7% |
| 2022 | -20.6% | +22.7% |
| 2023 | -17.1% | -16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | -14.9% | -20.0% | -8.2% | 9 |
| 1970s | -13.8% | -21.7% | -7.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | -11.9% | -17.4% | -5.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | -18.3% | -23.2% | -13.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | -23.2% | -27.0% | -18.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | -20.0% | -28.1% | -16.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | -18.3% | -20.6% | -16.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 99 Philippines -16.1% compare
- 100 Dominican Republic -16.3% compare
- 101 Bangladesh -16.3% compare
- 103 Benin -17.1% compare
- 104 Germany -17.2% compare
- 105 Tajikistan -17.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 203.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.02 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3,001 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7423 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Sri Lanka?
- Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply in Sri Lanka was -17.1% in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was -5.4% in 1982.
- What is the lowest net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -28.1% in 2017.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply?
- Sri Lanka ranks 102nd out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Net trade of food products as a share of domestic supply. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Net exported tonnes of food products expressed as a share of domestic supply. This includes items primarily intended for human consumption, but some may also be used for non-food purposes such as biofuels or animal feed. Positive values mean that countries are net exporters and negative values mean they are net importers.