Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Sri Lanka's imports (% gdp) stands at 22.84% as of 2025-12-31, up from 22.36% in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (61 observations).
In 2025, Sri Lanka's imports (% gdp) was 22.84%, up from 22.36% in 2024.
In 2024, Sri Lanka's imports (% gdp) was 22.36%, down from 22.75% in 2023.
In 2023, Sri Lanka's imports (% gdp) was 22.75%, down from 25.12% in 2022.
In 2022, Sri Lanka's imports (% gdp) was 25.12%, up from 24.31% in 2021.
In 2021, Sri Lanka's imports (% gdp) was 24.31%, up from 21.63% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 22.84% | +0.478% |
| 2024 | 22.36% | -0.3845% |
| 2023 | 22.75% | -2.37% |
| 2022 | 25.12% | +0.8156% |
| 2021 | 24.31% | +2.68% |
| 2020 | 21.63% | -5.97% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | -0.7612% |
| 2018 | 28.36% | +1.45% |
| 2017 | 26.92% | +0.2687% |
| 2016 | 26.65% | -0.3771% |
| 2015 | 27.02% | -0.7962% |
| 2009 | 27.82% | -10.71% |
| 2008 | 38.53% | -0.964% |
| 2007 | 39.49% | -1.64% |
| 2006 | 41.13% | -0.1344% |
| 2005 | 41.27% | -2.88% |
| 2004 | 44.15% | +3.47% |
| 2003 | 40.68% | -0.7391% |
| 2002 | 41.42% | -2.15% |
| 2001 | 43.57% | -6.05% |
| 2000 | 49.62% | +6.35% |
| 1999 | 43.27% | +1.02% |
| 1998 | 42.25% | -1.35% |
| 1997 | 43.6% | -0.3012% |
| 1996 | 43.9% | -2.14% |
| 1995 | 46.04% | +0.4195% |
| 1994 | 45.62% | +2.27% |
| 1993 | 43.35% | +2.31% |
| 1992 | 41.03% | +2.18% |
| 1991 | 38.85% | +0.7917% |
| 1990 | 38.06% | +1.31% |
| 1989 | 36.76% | -0.08% |
| 1988 | 36.84% | +1.14% |
| 1987 | 35.7% | +0.367% |
| 1986 | 35.33% | -2.64% |
| 1985 | 37.97% | +3.22% |
| 1984 | 34.74% | -6.69% |
| 1983 | 41.43% | -4.83% |
| 1982 | 46.26% | -0.2786% |
| 1981 | 46.54% | -8.26% |
| 1980 | 54.8% | +9.05% |
| 1979 | 45.75% | +6.21% |
| 1978 | 39.55% | +9.39% |
| 1977 | 30.16% | -1.22% |
| 1976 | 31.38% | -3.58% |
| 1975 | 34.96% | +1.06% |
| 1974 | 33.9% | +8.34% |
| 1973 | 25.56% | +1.66% |
| 1972 | 23.9% | -2.71% |
| 1971 | 26.61% | -1.99% |
| 1970 | 28.6% | +3.98% |
| 1969 | 24.62% | +1.03% |
| 1968 | 23.59% | +0.2845% |
| 1967 | 23.3% | -2.54% |
| 1966 | 25.85% | +0.3538% |
| 1965 | 25.49% | -1.23% |
| 1964 | 26.72% | -0.7708% |
| 1963 | 27.49% | -1.71% |
| 1962 | 29.2% | +0.7159% |
| 1961 | 28.49% | -4.43% |
| 1960 | 32.91% | — |
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Sri Lanka's imports (% gdp) is 22.84% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 22.36% in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 54.8% (1980); the lowest is 21.63% (2020), across data from 1960 to 2025.
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