Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff was 44.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Sri Lanka, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 44.0% for share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 46.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Sri Lanka peaked at 44.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 30.0%, in 2015.
Sri Lanka ranks 200th of 230 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 34.1% | — |
| 2010 | 33.1% | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | -9.3% |
| 2016 | 35.1% | +17.0% |
| 2017 | 39.0% | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 43.1% | +10.8% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 41.2% | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 44.3% | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 43.8% | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 44.0% | +0.6% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 44.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 65.5%, 67% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 44.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 50.1%, 88% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 34.1% | 34.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 36.9% | 30.0% | 43.1% | 6 |
| 2020s | 43.3% | 41.2% | 44.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -66.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0483 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -68.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 33.41 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0295 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Sri Lanka?
- Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff in Sri Lanka was 44.0% in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 44.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.0% in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff?
- Sri Lanka ranks 200th out of 230 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development and World Trade Organisation – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of products from least-developed countries that have no tariff. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Proportion of tariff lines applied to imports with zero-tariff (%).