Economy
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) · updated 2025-12-31
Sri Lanka's imports (value) stands at 24.86B as of 2025-12-31, up from 22.28B in 2024. Historical data runs from 1960 to 2025 (61 observations).
In 2025, Sri Lanka's imports (value) was 24.86B, up from 22.28B in 2024.
In 2024, Sri Lanka's imports (value) was 22.28B, up from 19.13B in 2023.
In 2023, Sri Lanka's imports (value) was 19.13B, up from 18.63B in 2022.
In 2022, Sri Lanka's imports (value) was 18.63B, down from 21.53B in 2021.
In 2021, Sri Lanka's imports (value) was 21.53B, up from 18.24B in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 24.86B | +2.58B |
| 2024 | 22.28B | +3.15B |
| 2023 | 19.13B | +499.72M |
| 2022 | 18.63B | -2.90B |
| 2021 | 21.53B | +3.28B |
| 2020 | 18.24B | -6.32B |
| 2019 | 24.57B | -2.22B |
| 2018 | 26.79B | +1.39B |
| 2017 | 25.40B | +1.95B |
| 2016 | 23.45B | +454.55M |
| 2015 | 23.00B | +11.29B |
| 2009 | 11.70B | -3.98B |
| 2008 | 15.69B | +2.91B |
| 2007 | 12.78B | +1.15B |
| 2006 | 11.63B | +1.56B |
| 2005 | 10.07B | +948.64M |
| 2004 | 9.12B | +1.44B |
| 2003 | 7.68B | +831.89M |
| 2002 | 6.85B | -12.03M |
| 2001 | 6.86B | -1.37B |
| 2000 | 8.23B | +1.44B |
| 1999 | 6.80B | +139.11M |
| 1998 | 6.66B | +79.11M |
| 1997 | 6.58B | +478.80M |
| 1996 | 6.10B | +102.66M |
| 1995 | 6.00B | +653.21M |
| 1994 | 5.35B | +863.87M |
| 1993 | 4.48B | +499.98M |
| 1992 | 3.98B | +484.40M |
| 1991 | 3.50B | +439.64M |
| 1990 | 3.06B | +489.14M |
| 1989 | 2.57B | -2.31M |
| 1988 | 2.57B | +185.31M |
| 1987 | 2.39B | +122.37M |
| 1986 | 2.26B | -6.82M |
| 1985 | 2.27B | +170.01M |
| 1984 | 2.10B | -41.41M |
| 1983 | 2.14B | -64.77M |
| 1982 | 2.21B | +150.95M |
| 1981 | 2.05B | -150.48M |
| 1980 | 2.21B | +666.01M |
| 1979 | 1.54B | +458.59M |
| 1978 | 1.08B | -156.92M |
| 1977 | 1.24B | +110.78M |
| 1976 | 1.13B | -198.40M |
| 1975 | 1.33B | +113.66M |
| 1974 | 1.21B | +476.73M |
| 1973 | 735.00M | +124.61M |
| 1972 | 610.39M | -20.14M |
| 1971 | 630.52M | -26.28M |
| 1970 | 656.81M | +172.94M |
| 1969 | 483.87M | +58.95M |
| 1968 | 424.91M | -8.42M |
| 1967 | 433.33M | -19.40M |
| 1966 | 452.73M | +19.75M |
| 1965 | 432.98M | +83.00M |
| 1964 | 349.99M | +8.89M |
| 1963 | 341.09M | -77.70M |
| 1962 | 418.79M | +7.37M |
| 1961 | 411.42M | -52.60M |
| 1960 | 464.03M | — |
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Sri Lanka's imports (value) is 24.86B as of 2025-12-31, compared with 22.28B in 2024. The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)
The highest recorded value is 26.79B (2018); the lowest is 341.09M (1963), across data from 1960 to 2025.
The World Bank — World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0) Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.