Long-run series since 1950

Exports, imports, the trade balance and reserves, one line each since 1950. Annual, 1950–2025.

Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka; read from CBSL Annual Economic Review statistical appendix.

Exports of goods13.58US$ bn+6.3%
Imports of goods21.48US$ bn+14.0%
Services and primary income, net1.67US$ bn+99.6%
Transfers, net7.95US$ bn+23.4%
Current account balance1.72US$ bn+42.4%
Current account balance, % of GDP1.6%+0.4 pts
Capital account, net−7.1US$ mn–
Financial account balance0.90US$ bn−6.3%
Overall balance1.80US$ bn−37.8%
Terms of trade, % change−0.8%−2.1 pts
Gross official reserves6.84US$ bn+11.7%
Total foreign assets12.31US$ bn+9.6%
Total foreign assets, months of imports6.87months−0.3 months
Total external debt54.81US$ bn−0.7%
Total external debt, % of GDP50.4%−5.1 pts
Debt service ratio24.9%+3.3 pts
Financial account
Direct investment, net−0.95US$ bn–
Other private long-term, net0.18US$ bn−68.2%
Government long-term, net−0.71US$ bn–
Short-term, net2.37US$ bn−15.0%

Exports of goods

US$ bn, annual. 2025: 13.58, +6.3% on a year earlier

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Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka; read from CBSL Annual Economic Review statistical appendix.

* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.