Sri Lanka Trade to GDP Ratio 1960-2024

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.
Data Source: World Bank

MLA Citation:
Similar Country Ranking
Country Name Trade (% of GDP)
Djibouti 342.70%
Mongolia 147.24%
Cambodia 113.54%
Kosovo 110.23%
Tunisia 109.13%
Georgia 106.31%
Nicaragua 104.87%
Kiribati 99.89%
Honduras 97.95%
Mauritania 96.35%
Republic of Congo 96.21%
Morocco 96.21%
Moldova 95.13%
Micronesia 94.88%
Cabo Verde 93.87%
West Bank and Gaza 86.52%
El Salvador 80.92%
Zambia 79.88%
Ukraine 78.10%
Uzbekistan 71.96%
Ghana 69.04%
Philippines 67.40%
Angola 66.53%
Bolivia 58.85%
India 45.85%
Sri Lanka 42.28%
Indonesia 41.32%
Egypt 40.45%
Cameroon 38.60%
Kenya 32.42%
Bangladesh 30.98%
Pakistan 28.10%
Sudan 2.21%
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%