Merchandise trade by product, US dollars

Merchandise trade by product, annual, in US dollars. US$ mn, annual, 1990–2025.
Published by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka; read from CBSL statistical tables.
Exports
1. Agricultural exports (USD)3,072.0+10.7%
Tea (USD)1,507.2+5.0%
Rubber (USD)31.2+20.2%
Coconut (USD)573.5+37.7%
Kernel products (USD)299.9+53.7%
Exports: other (USD)273.7+23.6%
Spices (USD)443.1−2.6%
Vegetables (USD)34.5+20.9%
Unmanufactured tobacco (USD)26.7+3.6%
Minor agricultural products (USD)215.6+39.8%
Sea food (USD)240.2+3.1%
2. Industrial exports (USD)10,460.8+5.2%
Food beverages & tobacco (USD)895.5+37.4%
Animal fodder (USD)169.3+26.9%
Textiles and garments (USD)5,313.7+5.0%
Garments (USD)4,911.4+5.4%
Textiles (USD)287.6−2.3%
Other made up textile articles (USD)114.7+7.7%
Rubber products (USD)914.6−6.2%
Gems, diamonds and jewellery (USD)388.0+1.6%
Machinery and mechanical appliances (USD)492.4+1.4%
Transport equipment (USD)124.5+16.3%
Petroleum products (USD)971.0−8.7%
Chemical products (USD)309.5+32.2%
Wood and paper products (USD)117.7−4.7%
Printing industry products (USD)57.8+21.7%
Leather, travel goods and footwear (USD)69.3+11.5%
Plastics and articles thereof (USD)55.9+3.9%
Base metals and articles (USD)206.5+10.5%
Ceramic products (USD)29.4−8.5%
Other industrial exports (USD)345.5−0.5%
3. Mineral exports (USD)24.2−1.4%
Earths and stone (USD)17.0−4.6%
Ores, slag and ash (USD)6.9+10.0%
Precious metals (USD)0.3−36.8%
4. Unclassified (USD)24.4−6.7%
Total exports (USD)13,581.4+6.3%
Imports
1. Consumer goods (USD)5,518.3+59.2%
Food and beverages (USD)2,115.9+10.5%
Vegetables (USD)406.2−8.9%
Sugar and confectionery (USD)367.9−5.5%
Cereals and milling industry products (USD)154.7−5.2%
Dairy products (USD)357.5+49.1%
Seafood (USD)135.2+13.8%
Oils and fats (USD)357.0+44.0%
Spices (USD)101.3−12.5%
Fruits (USD)71.7+22.7%
Beverages (USD)72.0+14.8%
Other food and beverages (USD)92.5+27.7%
Other consumer goods (USD)3,402.3+119.3%
Medical and pharmaceuticals (USD)667.1+15.9%
Vehicles (USD)1,606.7+2325.5%
Household and furniture items (USD)153.4+11.0%
Home appliances (USD)201.6+29.6%
Clothing and accessories (USD)263.8+16.8%
Cosmetics and toiletries (USD)87.3+16.1%
Rubber products (USD)87.5+3.1%
Printed materials and stationary (USD)43.5+13.8%
Telecommunication devices (USD)221.9+56.4%
Other non food consumables (USD)69.4+39.5%
2. Intermediate goods (USD)11,858.9−0.5%
Fuel (USD)4,042.5−7.2%
Petroleum: crude oil (USD)896.1+3.8%
Refined petroleum (USD)2,939.7−7.4%
Coal (USD)206.6−34.9%
Textile and textile articles (USD)2,749.1−3.4%
Chemical products (USD)1,037.9+5.2%
Plastic and articles thereof (USD)643.3+5.6%
Wheat and maize (USD)398.3+4.1%
Diamonds and precious or semi stones (USD)148.6−31.5%
Gold (USD)9.0+89.1%
Paper and paperboard and articles thereof (USD)411.3−8.0%
Base metals (USD)541.2+14.3%
Fertilizers (USD)309.2+53.7%
Vehicle and machinery parts (USD)357.5+18.7%
Agricultural inputs (USD)271.5+2.9%
Food preparations (USD)318.6+42.9%
Rubber and articles thereof (USD)295.9−6.5%
Mineral products (USD)155.1+21.9%
Unmanufactured tobacco (USD)63.3−0.1%
Other intermediate goods (USD)115.7+14.8%
3. Investment goods (USD)4,089.9+18.6%
Machinery and equipment (USD)2,513.4+6.4%
Building materials (USD)1,016.8+9.7%
Transport equipments (USD)555.5+259.0%
Other investment goods (USD)4.2+36.2%
4. Unclassified imports (USD)12.9−0.7%
Total imports (USD)21,479.9+14.0%
Non oil imports (USD)17,437.5+20.4%
Exports (old classification)
Industrial exports - total (USD) ended5,383.4+8.8%
Industrial exports - textiles and garments (USD) ended3,080.4+6.4%
Industrial exports - petroleum products (USD) ended187.2+42.9%
Industrial exports - rubber based products (USD) ended427.5+8.5%
Industrial exports - diamonds (USD) ended311.0+17.4%
Industrial exports - other (USD) ended1,377.3+9.0%
Agricultural exports - tea (USD) ended881.0+8.8%
Agricultural exports - rubber (USD) ended93.0+97.9%
Agricultural exports - coconut products (USD) ended124.0+9.7%
Agricultural exports - minor agricultural products (USD) ended194.0+6.0%
Gems (USD) ended119.0−0.8%
Exports (old classification): other (USD) ended87.0−29.8%
Total exports (USD) ended6,881.4+8.5%
Imports (old classification)
Consumer goods - total (USD) ended1,980.0+28.3%
Consumer goods - wheat (USD) ended199.0+41.1%
Consumer goods - rice (USD) ended6.0−62.5%
Consumer goods - sugar (USD) ended224.0+600.0%
Consumer goods - other food (USD) ended527.0+13.8%
Consumer goods - durables (USD) ended1,024.0+14.9%
Intermediate goods - total (USD) ended5,962.0+12.1%
Intermediate goods - petroleum (USD) ended2,070.0+25.1%
Intermediate goods - textiles (USD) ended1,546.0+1.0%
Intermediate goods - fertiliser (USD) ended164.0+21.5%
Investment goods - total (USD) ended2,246.0+20.2%
Investment goods - machinery (USD) ended1,065.0+23.8%
Investment goods - transport equipment (USD) ended365.0+12.3%
Investment goods - building materials (USD) ended546.0+7.7%
Investment goods - other (USD) ended269.7+52.4%
Total imports (USD) ended10,253.0+15.7%
1. Agricultural exports (USD)

US$ mn, annual. 2025: 3,072.0, +10.7% 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.