Sri Lanka: Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)

Key figures

What the numbers say

In 2025, Sri Lanka's exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) rose 5.1% on 2024 (from US$22.1 billion to US$23.22 billion).

Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2016 to 2024), the average change was +3.9% and a typical year strayed about 13.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

On record, the biggest yearly rise was 12.7% in 2023 and the biggest yearly fall was 29.6% in 2020. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.

From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 17% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.

Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.

How it compares

In 2025, Sri Lanka had the 67th highest value of the 128 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.

Closest to Sri Lanka in the 2025 ranking

• Dominican Republic — 64th of 128: US$24.85 billion
• Estonia — 65th of 128: US$24.71 billion
• Ukraine — 66th of 128: US$23.34 billion
• Libya — 68th of 128: US$22.63 billion
• Tunisia — 69th of 128: US$22.38 billion
• Uzbekistan — 70th of 128: US$22.1 billion

What this measures

Exports of goods includes changes in the economic ownership of goods from residents of the compiling economy to non-residents, irrespective of physical movement of goods across national borders. Exports of services includes services provided by residents to non-residents. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.

Limitations: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total. Data on exports and imports are compiled from customs reports and balance of payments data.

Regional and income-group figures are computed by the World Bank as a gap-filled total.

All 11 values

Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) in nearby economies

• Bangladesh — US$46.05 billion (2025)
• Bhutan — US$1.01 billion (2024)
• India — US$751.98 billion (2025)
• Maldives — US$5.97 billion (2024)
• Nepal — US$3.1 billion (2025)

More economic policy & debt data for Sri Lanka

• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$) — US$9.1 billion (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current LCU) — 2.74 trillion (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant 2015 US$) — US$6.84 billion (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (constant LCU) — 929.67 billion (2025)
• Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (% of GDP) — 8.36% (2025)
• Manufacturing, value added (current US$) — US$18.63 billion (2025)
• Manufacturing, value added (current LCU) — 5.61 trillion (2025)
• Manufacturing, value added (% of GDP) — 17.12% (2025)
• Industry, including construction, value added (current US$)

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Questions people ask

What is Sri Lanka's exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$)?

US$23.22 billion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).

How has it changed since 2015?

It is up 37.18% from US$16.93 billion in 2015 (3.21% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was US$23.22 billion in 2025 and the lowest US$14.43 billion in 2020.

How does Sri Lanka rank?

67th highest of 128 economies with data for 2025.

Is the latest change in exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) unusual for Sri Lanka?

In 2025, Sri Lanka's exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$) rose 5.1% on 2024 (from US$22.1 billion to US$23.22 billion). Across the 9 yearly changes before that (2016 to 2024), the average change was +3.9% and a typical year strayed about 13.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 0.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was an ordinary year: it sits within the range of normal year-to-year movement.

Source

World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.EXP.GNFS.KD, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.

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