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What Sri Lanka Trades

In 2023, Sri Lanka sold about $12.1B of goods to the rest of the world and bought about $16.4B in return. Its biggest customer was United States ($2.8B, 23% of exports); its biggest supplier, India ($3.2B). The map above draws each partner as an arc sized by value; the full lists are below. Bilateral goods trade from UN Comtrade, exports FOB and imports CIF.

GOODS EXPORTED$12.1B

GOODS IMPORTED$16.4B

TOP PARTNERUnited States

Where Sri Lanka sends its goods

Sri Lanka’s biggest export markets — the countries it sells the most goods to, by value (FOB).

123.2%$2.8B

27.1%$861M

37.1%$861M

45.7%$684M

55.0%$604M

63.2%$390M

72.9%$348M

82.6%$312M

92.5%$296M

102.2%$269M

111.9%$229M

121.9%$225M

131.6%$198M

141.6%$193M

151.6%$188M

161.5%$186M

171.5%$182M

181.5%$178M

19Bangladesh1.5%$177M

201.3%$151M

21Russian Federation1.2%$146M

221.1%$136M

231.1%$131M

241.1%$131M

251.0%$126M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total exports. 99.0% of exports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

Where Sri Lanka buys its goods

Sri Lanka’s biggest suppliers — the countries it buys the most goods from, by value (CIF, including shipping).

119.5%$3.2B

218.9%$3.1B

39.5%$1.6B

45.3%$873M

54.5%$741M

63.1%$513M

7Russian Federation2.4%$395M

82.3%$373M

92.2%$355M

102.0%$326M

111.8%$287M

121.6%$259M

131.6%$254M

141.5%$253M

151.5%$248M

161.5%$246M

171.3%$210M

181.3%$207M

191.2%$197M

201.2%$191M

211.2%$190M

221.2%$189M

231.1%$186M

240.9%$152M

250.9%$150M

Top 25 partners by value. Shares are of total imports. 98.2% of imports is drawn on the map; the rest is trade logged against non-country groupings.

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