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General profile: Sri Lanka

GENERAL INFORMATION FOR 2022
Exchange rate
Population
Population
Exchange rates
GDP
GDP
21.832 Millions
322.633 LKR/US$
71 734 Millions current US$
Land area¹
Land area
CPI growth (%)
CPI growth
GDP growth
GDP growth
(q) 61 860 km²
46.36 %
-6.92 %
INTERNATIONAL MERCHANDISE TRADE
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+4.9 %
Merchandise exports growth rate in 2022
Total merchandise trade
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchandise exports
6 347
8 602
10 547
13 107
Merchandise imports
8 834
13 512
18 935
18 291
Merchandise trade balance
-2 487
-4 909
-8 388
-5 185
Export structure by product group in 2022
(as % of total exports)
9 %9 %68 %68 %23 %23 %
Top 5 partners in 2022
(exports, millions of US$)
3 4671 0119137846773 4671 011913784677
INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN SERVICES
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Total trade in services²
(millions of US$)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Services exports
1 540
2 474
6 397
(e) 3 062
Services imports
(e) 2 886
(e) 4 323
(e) 5 965
(e) 2 782
Services trade balance
(e) -1 346
(e) -1 849
(e) 431
(e) 281
Services exports by main category²
(as % of total services)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Transport
43.7
46.9
32.9
(e) 22.1
Travel
27.9
23.3
46.6
(e) 37.1
Other services
28.4
29.8
20.5
(e) 40.8
TRADE INDICES
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1151101191131121031009484747678757380737573705655589710610410610510410098948991100102879898104108111929391
ECONOMIC TRENDS
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-6.9 %
Gross domestic product growth rate in 2022
Economic indicators
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
GDP, current
27 932
56 726
80 604
71 734
GDP per capita, current US$
1 420
2 745
3 778
3 286
Real GDP growth, y-on-y, %
6.24
8.02
5.01
-6.92
Current account balance, % of GDP
-2.33
-1.90
-2.34
(e) -2.03
Exchange rate (/US$)
100.498
113.064
135.857
322.633
GDP by expenditure in 2021
(as % of total GDP)
70.39.627.717.725.370.39.627.717.725.3
FDI AND EXTERNAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES
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0 %
FDI outflows as % of GDP in 2022
Financial flows
(millions of US$ unless otherwise specified)
2005
2010
2015
2022
FDI inflows
272.00
477.60
(j) 679.66
(j) 898.30
FDI outflows
38.00
42.50
52.99
(j) 15.13
Personal remittances, % of GDP
7.07
7.27
8.68
5.32
Financial flows trends
(millions of US$)
3 818.05 522.07 140.06 748.77 043.07 190.37 261.96 999.77 036.36 422.25 999.65 153.04 123.13 336.72 924.52 507.32 166.81 975.51 573.81 423.51 296.11 169.81 154.38985924347431 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
2022
Balance, % of GDP
(e) -10.66
(e) -9.39
(e) -9.82
(e) -6.85
Balance, % of imports
(e) -27.40
(e) -32.44
(e) -31.84
(e) -23.30
Normalized balance
(e) -0.159
(e) -0.194
(e) -0.189
(e) -0.132
Trade openness²
(sum of imports and exports as % of GDP)
524341555653515253515458494558636567
LIVING AREA
Population by living area in 2022
(% 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 2022
Maritime transport indicators
 
2005
2010
2015
2022
Merchant fleet, national flag (thousands of DWT)
196
239
249
311
Liner shipping connectivity index (maximum 2006 = 100 for China)
..
36.78
46.93
71.81
Container port throughput (TEU)
..
4 120 000
5 185 000
6 860 000
Information economy indicators
(as % of)
2005
2010
2015
2022
Share of ICT goods, % of total exports
1.09
0.46
0.35
0.19
Share of ICT goods, % of total imports
4.88
2.95
4.22
3.01
Share of workforce involved in the ICT sector
..
..
..
..
Source: UNCTADstat (http://unctadstat.unctad.org)
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.
j
Asset/liability basis.
q
Estimated. Data refers to 2020.
Symbols for missing values:
0
Zero means that the amount is nil or negligible
..
Not available or not separately reported
_
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: 21 December 2023