Value of imported goods and services in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Value of imported goods and services was 25.61 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Value of imported goods and services in Sri Lanka, 2015–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for value of imported goods and services in Sri Lanka is 25.61 billion, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 10.8% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, value of imported goods and services in Sri Lanka peaked at 27.11 billion in 2018 and was at its lowest, 17.44 billion, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 81st of 170 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.
Value of imported goods and services in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 23.00 billion | — |
| 2016 | 24.60 billion | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 26.26 billion | +6.7% |
| 2018 | 27.11 billion | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 26.16 billion | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 20.91 billion | -20.1% |
| 2021 | 21.77 billion | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 17.44 billion | -19.9% |
| 2023 | 19.01 billion | +8.9% |
| 2024 | 23.10 billion | +21.6% |
| 2025 | 25.61 billion | +10.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 25.43 billion | 23.00 billion | 27.11 billion | 5 |
| 2020s | 21.31 billion | 17.44 billion | 25.61 billion | 6 |
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)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), annual growth rate 18.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2577 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current US$), per capita 1,289 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), annual growth rate 18.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per unit of GDP 77.56 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross domestic savings (current LCU), per capita 387,951 current LCU per person (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), annual growth rate 19.79 % change on previous year (2025)
- GNI, Atlas method (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.9337 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is value of imported goods and services in Sri Lanka?
- Value of imported goods and services in Sri Lanka was 25.61 billion in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest value of imported goods and services recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 27.11 billion in 2018.
- What is the lowest value of imported goods and services recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.44 billion in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for value of imported goods and services?
- Sri Lanka ranks 81st out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is value of imported goods and services rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Value of imported goods and services. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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