Sri Lanka Trade to GDP Ratio 1960-2025
Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.
- Sri Lanka trade to gdp ratio for 2023 was 42.28%, a 4.4% decline from 2022.
- Sri Lanka trade to gdp ratio for 2022 was 46.68%, a 5.45% increase from 2021.
- Sri Lanka trade to gdp ratio for 2021 was 41.23%, a 4.14% increase from 2020.
- Sri Lanka trade to gdp ratio for 2020 was 37.09%, a 12.34% decline from 2019.
| Sri Lanka Trade to GDP Ratio - Historical Data |
| Year |
Trade (% of GDP) |
Annual Change |
| 2023 |
42.28% |
-4.40% |
| 2022 |
46.68% |
5.45% |
| 2021 |
41.23% |
4.14% |
| 2020 |
37.09% |
-12.34% |
| 2019 |
49.43% |
-0.38% |
| 2018 |
49.81% |
2.67% |
| 2017 |
47.14% |
0.67% |
| 2016 |
46.47% |
-0.45% |
| 2015 |
46.92% |
-2.23% |
| 2009 |
49.15% |
-14.22% |
| 2008 |
63.37% |
-5.24% |
| 2007 |
68.61% |
-2.65% |
| 2006 |
71.26% |
-2.34% |
| 2005 |
73.60% |
-5.88% |
| 2004 |
79.48% |
4.15% |
| 2003 |
75.34% |
-1.00% |
| 2002 |
76.34% |
-4.56% |
| 2001 |
80.90% |
-7.74% |
| 2000 |
88.64% |
9.88% |
| 1999 |
78.75% |
0.26% |
| 1998 |
78.50% |
-1.64% |
| 1997 |
80.14% |
1.26% |
| 1996 |
78.87% |
-2.76% |
| 1995 |
81.64% |
2.20% |
| 1994 |
79.43% |
2.28% |
| 1993 |
77.15% |
4.34% |
| 1992 |
72.80% |
5.21% |
| 1991 |
67.60% |
-0.65% |
| 1990 |
68.24% |
4.23% |
| 1989 |
64.02% |
1.10% |
| 1988 |
62.91% |
2.02% |
| 1987 |
60.89% |
1.84% |
| 1986 |
59.05% |
-4.93% |
| 1985 |
63.98% |
0.43% |
| 1984 |
63.55% |
-4.21% |
| 1983 |
67.76% |
-5.85% |
| 1982 |
73.61% |
-3.38% |
| 1981 |
77.00% |
-10.02% |
| 1980 |
87.02% |
7.55% |
| 1979 |
79.46% |
5.15% |
| 1978 |
74.32% |
10.35% |
| 1977 |
63.97% |
3.54% |
| 1976 |
60.43% |
-2.02% |
| 1975 |
62.45% |
2.12% |
| 1974 |
60.33% |
10.42% |
| 1973 |
49.91% |
3.68% |
| 1972 |
46.23% |
-5.00% |
| 1971 |
51.22% |
-2.83% |
| 1970 |
54.05% |
11.04% |
| 1969 |
43.01% |
-1.20% |
| 1968 |
44.21% |
0.45% |
| 1967 |
43.76% |
-4.45% |
| 1966 |
48.22% |
-3.18% |
| 1965 |
51.40% |
0.06% |
| 1964 |
51.34% |
-1.91% |
| 1963 |
53.25% |
-3.74% |
| 1962 |
56.99% |
0.97% |
| 1961 |
56.02% |
-6.84% |
| 1960 |
62.87% |
-6.84% |
