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General profile: Sri Lanka

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2023
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
22.972 Millions
..
83 304 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 61 860 km²
17.34 %
-3.72 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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-9.1 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2023
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchandise exports
6 347
8 602
10 547
11 911
Merchandise imports
8 834
13 512
18 935
16 811
Merchandise trade balance
-2 487
-4 909
-8 388
-4 901
Export structure by product group in 2023
(as % of total exports)
10 %10 %66 %66 %24 %24 %
Top 5 partners in 2023
(exports, millions of US$)
2 7769317856926132 776931785692613
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Services exports
1 540
2 474
6 397
5 416
Services imports
(e) 2 886
(e) 4 323
(e) 5 965
(e) 3 693
Services trade balance
(e) -1 346
(e) -1 849
(e) 431
(e) 1 723
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Transport
43.7
46.9
32.9
28.6
Travel
27.9
23.3
46.6
38.2
Other services
28.4
29.8
20.5
32.1
TRADE INDICES
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11211311911011911311210310094847476787573807386899710610410610510410098948991100102879898
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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-3.7 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2023
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
GDP, current
27 932
58 636
85 141
83 304
GDP per capita, current US$
1 382
2 808
3 918
3 626
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
6.24
8.73
4.21
-3.72
Current account balance, % of GDP
-2.33
-1.83
-2.21
1.87
Exchange rate (/US$)
100.498
113.064
135.857
..
GDP by expenditure in 2022
(as % of total GDP)
62.07.234.421.525.062.07.234.421.525.0
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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0 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2023
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2023
FDI inflows
272.00
477.60
(k) 679.66
(k) 711.83
FDI outflows
38.00
42.50
(k) 52.99
(k) 33.93
Personal remittances, % of GDP
7.07
7.27
8.68
..
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
3 818.05 522.07 140.06 748.77 043.07 190.37 261.96 999.77 036.36 422.25 999.65 153.04 123.13 336.72 924.52 507.32 166.81 975.51 573.81 423.51 296.11 169.81 154.37128845924347431 6141 37389768089493394195647840475260348027222319919282175FDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsFDI Inwards flowsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receiptsMigrant's remittances receipts
TRADE IN GOODS AND SERVICES
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Trade balance indicators²
(as % and index)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Balance, % of GDP
(e) -10.66
(e) -9.09
(e) -9.30
(e) -3.81
Balance, % of imports
(e) -27.40
(e) -32.44
(e) -31.84
(e) -15.48
Normalized balance
(e) -0.159
(e) -0.194
(e) -0.189
(e) -0.084
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
45494339525249484951505356474457626567
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2023
(% of population)
Urban 19%Urban 19%Rural 81%Rural 81%
OTHER INDICATORS
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0.014 %
Share of the total world merchant fleet in 2023
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2023
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
196
239
249
320
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
4 120 000
5 185 000
..
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2023
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
1.09
0.46
0.35
..
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.88
2.95
4.22
..
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UN Trade and Development, UNCTADstat (https://unctadstat.unctad.org/datacentre)
Notes:
1
Land area refers to the total area of a country excluding area under inland water bodies. It differs from the country area, that includes area under inland water bodies, but excludes offshore territorial waters.
2
Statistics presented correspond to the 6th edition of the IMF Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM6, 2009).
e
Estimated.
k
Asset/liability basis.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
No value reported or collected
_
Not applicable
...
Not available, including no quotation
#
Non-relevant calculation
-
Not publishable
***
Negative accumulation of flows; Value included in regional and global totals
Abbreviations & acronyms:
DWT:
Dead weight tons
FDI:
Foreign direct investment
GDP:
Gross domestic product
ICT:
Information and communication technology
TEU:
Twenty foot equivalent unit
US$:
United States dollar
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Generation date: 11 October 2024