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Imports
Sri Lanka — 36 years of data
Historical Values
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1990 | $2.3 billion (c.i.f., 1988); commodities--petroleum, machinery and equipment, textiles and textile materials, wheat, transportation equipment, electrical machinery, sugar, rice; partners--Japan, Saudi Arabia, US 5.6%, India, Singapore, FRG, UK, Iran |
| 1991 | $2.2 billion (c.i.f., 1989); commodities--food and beverages, textiles and textile materials, petroleum, machinery and equipment; partners--Japan, Saudi Arabia, US 5.6%, India, Singapore, FRG, UK, Iran |
| 1992 | $3.0 billion (c.i.f., 1991) commodities: food and beverages, textiles and textile materials, petroleum, machinery and equipment partners: Japan, Iran, US 7.7%, India, Taiwan, Singapore, FRG, UK |
| 1993 | $3.1 billion (c.i.f., 1991) commodities: food and beverages, textiles and textile materials, petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and equipment partners: Japan, Iran, US 5.7%, India, Taiwan, Singapore, Germany, UK |
| 1994 | $3 billion (c.i.f., 1992) commodities: food and beverages, textiles and textile materials, petroleum and petroleum products, machinery and equipment partners: Japan, India, US 4.3%, UK, Singapore, Germany, Hong King, Taiwan, South Korea (1991) |
| 1995 | $4 billion (c.i.f., 1993) commodities: textiles and textile materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, petroleum, building materials partners: Japan, India, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China (1993) |
| 1996 | $4.8 billion (c.i.f., 1994) commodities: textiles and textile materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, food, petroleum, building materials partners: Japan, India, UK, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China (1994) |
| 1997 | total value: $5 billion (c.i.f., 1996 est.) commodities: textiles, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, petroleum, building materials, sugar (1994) partners: Japan 11.0%, India 8.5%, South Korea 6.8%, Hong Kong 6.6%, Taiwan 5.2%, Singapore 4.9% (1994) |
| 1998 | total value: $5.4 billion (c.i.f., 1996) commodities: machinery and equipment, textiles, transport equipment, petroleum, building materials, sugar, wheat (1996) partners: India 10.4%, Japan 9.1%, South Korea 6.5%, Hong Kong 6.5%, Taiwan 5.3% (1996) |
| 1999 | $5.3 billion (f.o.b., 1998) |
| 2000 | $5.3 billion (f.o.b., 1998) |
| 2001 | $6.1 billion (f.o.b., 2000) |
| 2002 | $6 billion f.o.b. (2001) |
| 2003 | $5.4 billion f.o.b. (2002) |
| 2004 | $6.626 billion f.o.b. (2003 est.) |
| 2005 | $7.265 billion f.o.b. (2004 est.) |
| 2006 | $8.37 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.) |
| 2007 | $9.378 billion f.o.b. (2006 est.) |
| 2008 | $10.36 billion f.o.b. (2007 est.) |
| 2009 | $12.61 billion (2008 est.) country comparison to the world: 88 $10.17 billion (2007 est.) |
| 2010 | $11.6 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 85 $9.186 billion (2009 est.) |
| 2011 | $12.16 billion (2010 est.) country comparison to the world: 84 $9.186 billion (2009 est.) |
| 2012 | $19.76 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 78 $20.27 billion (2011 est.) |
| 2013 | $17.18 billion (2012 est.) country comparison to the world: 82 $18.24 billion (2011 est.) |
| 2014 | $18 billion (2013 est.) country comparison to the world: 81 $19.19 billion (2012 est.) |
| 2015 | $19.24 billion (2014 est.) | $18 billion (2013 est.) | country comparison to the world: 79 |
| 2016 | $18.93 billion (2015 est.) | $19.42 billion (2014 est.) | country comparison to the world: 76 |
| 2017 | $21.14 billion (2017 est.) | $19.4 billion (2016 est.) | country comparison to the world: 73 |
| 2018 | $20.98 billion (2017 est.) | $19.18 billion (2016 est.) |
| 2019 | $20.98 billion (2017 est.) | $19.18 billion (2016 est.) |
| 2020 | $24.984 billion (2019 est.) | $26.521 billion (2018 est.) | $26.063 billion (2017 est.) |
| 2021 | $24.56 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2019 est.) $26.84 billion note: data are in current year dollars (2018 est.) $26.063 billion (2017 est.) |
| 2022 | $24.56 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $26.84 billion (2018 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $26.063 billion (2017 est.) |
| 2023 | $18.271 billion (2020 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $24.562 billion (2019 est.) note: data are in current year dollars $26.841 billion (2018 est.) |
| 2024 | $18.823 billion (2023 est.) $19.244 billion (2022 est.) $21.526 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars |
| 2025 | $18.823 billion (2023 est.) $19.244 billion (2022 est.) $21.526 billion (2021 est.) note: balance of payments - imports of goods and services in current dollars |