Exports in Sri Lanka increased to 1302.20 USD Million in July from 1141.80 USD Million in June of 2025. This dataset provides the latest reported value for - Sri Lanka Exports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news.

Sri Lanka's total Exports in 2024 were valued at US$12.11 Billion, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Sri Lanka's main export partners were: the United States, the United Kingdom and India. The top three export commodities were: Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted; Coffee, tea, mate and spices and Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted. Total Imports were valued at US$18.39 Billion. In 2024, Sri Lanka had a trade deficit of US$6.28 Billion.

This statistic shows the main export partner countries for Sri Lanka in 2023. In 2023, the main export partner of Sri Lanka was the United States, with a share of 22 percent in exports.

Key information about Sri Lanka Total Exports

• Sri Lanka Total Exports expanded 8.5 % YoY in Jan 2025, compared with an increase of 10.0 % YoY in the previous month
• Sri Lanka Total Exports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1983 to Jan 2025, with an averaged rate of 6.3 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 189.8 % in Apr 2021 and a record low of -64.6 % in Apr 2020

• In the latest reports, Sri Lanka Total Exports recorded 1.1 USD bn in Jan 2025
• Total Imports recorded 1.8 USD bn in Jan 2025, which registered an increase of 18.1 % year on year
• Sri Lanka Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 732.7 USD mn in Jan 2025

Key information about Sri Lanka Total Exports

• Sri Lanka Total Exports recorded 1.1 USD bn in Jan 2025, compared with 1.1 USD bn in the previous month
• Sri Lanka Total Exports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1982 to Jan 2025, with an averaged value of 470.0 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 1.2 USD bn in Jun 2022 and a record low of 55.9 USD mn in Apr 1983

• In the latest reports, Sri Lanka Total Exports grew 8.5 % YoY in Jan 2025
• Total Imports recorded 1.8 USD bn in Jan 2025, which registered an increase of 18.1 % year on year
• Sri Lanka Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 732.7 USD mn in Jan 2025

The statistic shows the value of goods exported from Sri Lanka from 2014 to 2024. In 2024, goods with a value of around ***** billion U.S. dollars were exported from Sri Lanka.

Key information about Sri Lanka Total Exports to USA

• Sri Lanka Total Exports to USA recorded 234.554 USD mn in Nov 2024, compared with 261.864 USD mn in the previous Oct 2024
• Sri Lanka Total Exports to USA data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1978 to Nov 2024, with an averaged value of 144.287 USD mn
• The data reached an all-time high of 323.647 USD mn in Jun 2022 and a record low of 3.533 USD mn in Jun 1978

Sri Lanka Exports: United Kingdom data was reported at 906.182 USD mn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 849.354 USD mn for 2023. Sri Lanka Exports: United Kingdom data is updated yearly, averaging 994.000 USD mn from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2024, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.116 USD bn in 2014 and a record low of 640.500 USD mn in 2003. Sri Lanka Exports: United Kingdom data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.JA010: Exports: By Countries: USD.

Sri Lanka Exports: United States of America data was reported at 2.911 USD bn in 2024. This records an increase from the previous number of 2.769 USD bn for 2023. Sri Lanka Exports: United States of America data is updated yearly, averaging 2.497 USD bn from Dec 2003 (Median) to 2024, with 22 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.321 USD bn in 2022 and a record low of 1.576 USD bn in 2009. Sri Lanka Exports: United States of America data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.JA010: Exports: By Countries: USD.

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Sri Lanka Exports to United States was US$2.88 Billion during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Sri Lanka Exports to United States - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on September of 2025.

Abstract

[Extracted from Source http://www.customs.gov.lk]

Sri Lanka Customs is one of the oldest Government Departments, established in the year 1806. With the introduction of Customs Ordinance, it developed into a full-fledged state organization mainly responsible for the collection of revenue and the enforcement of Customs law. The functions of Customs Department include:

Collection of taxes, duties and other levies as imposed by the government Enforcement of tariff, trade and social protection policies of the state Ensuring flow of passenger, goods and related means of transport

Basically any type of general statistics what is published by Customs Department are released to the public. For example quantity, value and country of origin for any commodity imported or exported are released without any restriction. However Trade information of any importer or exporter are not released to a third party.

Processing of Customs Statistics is a continuous Administrative Record Keeping operation which the Data Processing Division of the Department of Census and Statistics had been handling on behalf of Sri Lanka Customs. The processed data are available in annual files (one magnetic file for each year) at the DP Division From 1974.

The customs statistics processed using the microdata are of enormous importance specially to Importers and Exporters of Sri Lanka. The data in respect of customs microdata are extracted from the Cusdec forms received by the Sri Lanka Customs as applications to transfer goods between Sri Lanka and other countries by the importers and exporters. The Cusdec form has gone through many changes with respect to the introduction/abolition of various taxes following the Government Budget directions. The microdata format, therefore has been altered to accommodate the changes whenever the need arose.

Geographic coverage

National coverage

The Department of Sri lanka Customs has offices geographically scattered in the island, such as the Ports, Air Ports, Free Trade Zones and other points along the sea belt.

Analysis unit

Each import/export item

Universe

All Importers, Exporters and Re-exporters who transfer goods between Sri Lanka and other countries.

Kind of data

Administrative records data [adm]

Mode of data collection

Other [oth]

Research instrument

CusDec Information (Source www.customs.gov.lk as at 30th March 2009)

Box - A : Office use This area is only for office use, Customs clearance office at which the declaration is made and the documents are produced; Manifest reference, Customs reference number and Date will be given by officials as necessary

Cage No 01 : Declaration Type of declaration. All possible types of declaration (models of declaration) are shown in ACCESS guide IV; Chapter 3.

Cage No 02 : Exporter & TIN For Exports, Exporter in Sri Lanka, his/her name, address and VAT Number . For Importers, foreign suppliers name and address. As for foreigners not registered with Customs, VAT number is not applicable.

Cage No 03 : Pages Number of pages of the CusDec. the first potion is for its own page number and the next potion is for the total number of pages.

Cage No 04 : List Number of loading lists that come under one consignment. This cage is optional.

Cage No 05 : Items Total number of items of the Declaration.

Cage No 06 : Total Packages Total number of packages for the Declaration. Types of packages are not considered. Total number of packages may be consisted of different types of packages. The total must agree with the aggregate total number of packages for the items.

Cage No 07 : Declarant's Sequence Number System allocates a serial number for each CusDec submitted by a given declarant, which is unique for a year. Declarants are not required to fill this cage.

Cage No 08 : Consignee & VAT No For exports, name and address of the foreign consinee is entered but VAT number is not required. For imports, name, address & the VAT number of the consignee (importer in Sri Lanka) ahould be entered as shown in the documents.

Cage No 09 : Person responsible for financial statement & VAT Name, address and the VAT number (if applicable) of the person who is given authority by the consignee for financial setlement on behalf of the importer.

Cage No 10 : Country of Consignment/Country of first destination In case of imports, name and the code of the country from where the cargo had been shipped whereas for exports country of first destination.

Cage No 11 : Trading Country The name and the code of the country with which the financial transactions effected.

Cage No 12 : Value details If the FOB is used as the terms of payment, aggregate total of freight, insurance and other charges declared in local currency.

Cage No 13 : Reserved for future use

Cage No 14 : Declarant / Representative & VAT Name and address of the Declarant and his VAT number. The declarant is the person who lodge the declaration . He/She should be a "Registered Customs House Agent", acting with authority, on behalf of the importer / exporter.

Cage No 15 : Country of export / export code The name and the code of the country from where the cargo had been exported.

Cage No 16 : Country of origin The name of the country from where the cargo has originated (for example "Sri Lanka" can be entered for exports or local products). It is possible that a single shipment main contain commodities originating from more than one country, in which case the country from where the majority of commodities originated should be declared here.

Cage No 17 & 17A : Country of Destination/ Destination Code The name and the code of the country to which the cargo is sent. Ultimate destination ( this will be used for export or transit declaration only).

Cage No 18 : Vessel/Flight & Flag Name of the vessel or flight in which the cargo is imported or is to be exported. Flag is the country code that represents the nationality of the vessel/filight.

Cage No 19 : FCL (Container flag) This flag indicates whether the goods are containerized or not. For containerized goods the flag shold be set to 1 while for non containerized it should be set to 0.

Cage No 20 : Delivery terms Terms manually agreed upon by buyer and the seller in the international market in delivering or supplying the goods of import/export, are known as the term of delivery. The generally accepted terms of delivery fro Customs duty purposes are CIF (Cost, Insurance and Freight) for imports and FOB (Free on board) for exports, but the actual term of payment agreed upon by the buyer and seller may differ. (Please select the appropriate code from chapter 5 of ACCESS Guide IV).

Cage No 21 : Voyage No & Date Voyage number of the vessel/flight No. in which cargo is imported or to be exported and its date of arrival /departure.

Cage No 22 : Currency and total amount invoiced The first part of the cargo is for the code of currency in which the values are declared in the commercial invoice. The second part is for the total amount (CIF/FOB etc.) invoiced. If the value declared is FOB, the freight, insurance, and other charges should be declared in cage 6.

Cage No 23 : Exchange rate Current rate of exchange for the declared currency.

Cage No 24 : Nature of transaction Reserved for future use.

Cage No 25 : Mode of transport Code applicable to the mode of transport. In Sri Lanka, the mode of transport can only be Air, Sea or Posr (see chapter 6 of the ACCESS Guide IV).

Cage No 26 : Inland mode of transport Reserved for future use.

Cage No 27 : Place of loading/discharging Name of the port in Sri Lanka, at which the cargo is loaded/discharged.

Cage No 28 : Financial and banking data Bank Code Code of the bank through which the importer/exporter negotiates payment with the foreign supplier/buyer for the particular importation/exportation (see chapter 7 of the ACCESS Guide IV).

Terms of Payment terms mutually agreed upon by the buyer and the seller in the international market in makin the payment for supplying the goods for Import/Export. Only the terms of payments approved by the Controller of Exchange are permitted to be used for the means of transaction. i.e. Letter of Credit, DP terms, etc. (see chapter 4 of the ACCESS Guide IV).

Cage No 28A : Bank Name/Branch Name/Ref. No. Bank Name Name of the bank that represents the bank code in the cage number 28.

Branch Code Code of the bank branch given by the Central bank (see chapter 7 of the ACCESS Guide IV).

Reference Number Reference number

Cage No 29 : Office of Entry/Exit Code of Customs office at which the declaration (import/export) is made and documents are processed. These codes are known as Clearance Office Codes ( seechapter 2 of ACCESS Guide IV).

Cage No 30 : Location of goods The warehouse (Transit sheds) in which the cargo is kept until release from Customs charge ( This is not a mandatory input).

Cage No 31 : Package and description of goods Marks and Numbers Identification marks of the packages. The characters available in a type writer (key board) can only be used as marks and numbers.Initials or the abbreviated name of the consignee, country of destination, a reference number as agreed between the buyer and seller (if any) or the serial number of the package are the most common marks and numbers which are used in the International Trade.

Container No(s) If a particular consignment comes as a Full Container Load (FCL - Containerised cargo), its related container numbers should be declared in this cage. In the same time, cage number 19 should be set to 1 to indicate that the cargo is containerised.

Number and Kind Number of packages and the code of package type (see chapter 8 of the ACCESS Giude IV).

Description of goods Description of the commodity. Make sure to

Sri Lanka Exports to China was US$261.06 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Sri Lanka Exports to China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on August of 2025.

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Key information about Sri Lanka Total Imports Growth

• Sri Lanka Total Imports grew 18.1 % YoY in Jan 2025, compared with an increase of 29.3 % YoY in the previous month
• Sri Lanka Total Imports Growth data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1983 to Jan 2025, with an averaged rate of 7.0 %
• The data reached an all-time high of 99.7 % in Jul 1990 and a record low of -52.3 % in Apr 2009

• In the latest reports, Sri Lanka Total Imports recorded 1.8 USD bn in Jan 2025
• Total Exports reached 1.1 USD bn in Jan 2025, which registered an increase of 8.5 % year on year
• Sri Lanka Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 732.7 USD mn in Jan 2025

Sri Lanka Exports: Annual: Coconut: Major 3 Products data was reported at 28,921.000 LKR mn in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 31,478.000 LKR mn for 2016. Sri Lanka Exports: Annual: Coconut: Major 3 Products data is updated yearly, averaging 5,786.000 LKR mn from Dec 1991 (Median) to 2017, with 27 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 31,478.000 LKR mn in 2016 and a record low of 1,769.000 LKR mn in 1991. Sri Lanka Exports: Annual: Coconut: Major 3 Products data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.JA006: Exports: By Commodity.

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