Trade in services

Trade in services by type, monthly. US$ mn, monthly, 2023–2026.
Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka; read from CBSL statistical tables.
Services inflow
Services549.33−1.5%
Manufacturing services1.55+36.1%
Maintenance and repair services1.19−37.4%
Transport158.08+27.7%
Sea transport92.30+2.8%
Passenger0.00−93.8%
Freight32.05−41.1%
Other60.25+70.4%
Air transport65.35+91.9%
Passenger29.64+36.8%
Freight2.19−13.6%
Other33.52+240.5%
Postal services0.42+2990.2%
Travel264.39+2.1%
Business and personal travel ended0.00–
Travel for health ended0.00–
Travel for education ended0.00–
Construction5.10−57.8%
Construction abroad0.55−72.2%
Construction in the reporting economy1.54−57.1%
Architectural, engineering & other technical services3.02−53.8%
Insurance and pension services2.61+123.4%
Direct insurance1.16+186.5%
Reinsurance1.45+89.9%
Financial services5.75+32.0%
Charges for the use of intellectual property0.47−51.6%
Telecommunications, computer, and information services35.46−55.7%
Telecommunications services4.07−50.8%
Computer & IT/BPO related services31.40−56.3%
Computer services31.18−56.6%
Information services0.22+176.8%
Other business services71.20+0.6%
Education services4.85+45.2%
Professional and management consulting services29.76+33.0%
Technical, trade-related, and other business services36.59−18.8%
Personal, cultural, and recreational services2.09+19.9%
Audiovisual and related services0.94−16.9%
Other personal, cultural, and recreational services1.16+86.9%
Government goods and services1.42+76.7%
Services outflow
Services329.22+23.5%
Manufacturing services2.69−67.3%
Maintenance and repair services8.97+52.3%
Transport106.01+66.9%
Sea transport29.35+20.3%
Passenger0.08+354.9%
Freight22.32+0.5%
Other6.95+219.9%
Air transport76.26+95.1%
Passenger25.14+28.0%
Freight13.95−8.6%
Other37.17+788.3%
Postal services0.41+2481.4%
Travel111.04+46.2%
Business and personal travel92.89+52.9%
Travel for health0.05+2218.4%
Travel for education18.09+19.1%
Construction3.20+26.1%
Construction abroad0.00–
Construction in the reporting economy0.01−97.7%
Architectural, engineering & other technical services3.19+54.1%
Insurance and pension services2.92−33.4%
Direct insurance0.52−41.2%
Reinsurance2.40−31.5%
Financial services0.62−8.9%
Charges for the use of intellectual property7.01−39.0%
Telecommunications, computer, and information services19.06−31.3%
Telecommunications services3.91+159.2%
Computer & IT/BPO related services15.15−42.3%
Computer services14.61−44.1%
Information services0.54+421.8%
Other business services66.02+4.3%
Education services14.07+36.4%
Professional and management consulting services11.11−16.3%
Technical, trade-related, and other business services40.85+2.8%
Personal, cultural, and recreational services0.78−66.8%
Audiovisual and related services0.68−69.5%
Other personal, cultural, and recreational services0.11−25.8%
Government goods and services0.90+67.9%
Services net
Services220.10−24.4%
Manufacturing services−1.14–
Maintenance and repair services−7.78–
Transport52.07−13.7%
Sea transport62.95−3.7%
Passenger−0.08–
Freight9.74−69.7%
Other53.29+60.6%
Air transport−10.90–
Passenger4.50+122.5%
Freight−11.76–
Other−3.65–
Postal services0.01–
Travel153.35−16.2%
Business and personal travel0.00–
Travel for health0.00–
Travel for education0.00–
Construction1.90−80.1%
Construction abroad0.55−72.2%
Construction in the reporting economy1.53−51.0%
Architectural, engineering & other technical services−0.17–
Insurance and pension services−0.31–
Direct insurance0.64–
Reinsurance−0.95–
Financial services5.14+39.5%
Charges for the use of intellectual property−6.54–
Telecommunications, computer, and information services16.40−68.7%
Telecommunications services0.16−97.7%
Computer & IT/BPO related services16.24−64.4%
Computer services16.57−63.7%
Information services−0.32–
Other business services5.17−30.9%
Education services−9.22–
Professional and management consulting services18.65+104.9%
Technical, trade-related, and other business services−4.26–
Personal, cultural, and recreational services1.31–
Audiovisual and related services0.26–
Other personal, cultural, and recreational services1.05+120.8%
Government goods and services0.53+94.0%
Services

US$ mn, monthly. Aug 2026: 549.33, −1.5% on a year earlier
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Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka; read from CBSL statistical tables.
* Calculated by Macro Lab from the published values.