Sri Lanka Trade to GDP Ratio 1960-2023

Trade is the sum of exports and imports of goods and services measured as a share of gross domestic product.
  • Sri Lanka trade to gdp ratio for 2021 was 41.06%, a 4.42% increase from 2020.
  • Sri Lanka trade to gdp ratio for 2020 was 36.64%, a 12.79% decline from 2019.
  • Sri Lanka trade to gdp ratio for 2019 was 49.43%, a 0.38% decline from 2018.
  • Sri Lanka trade to gdp ratio for 2018 was 49.81%, a 2.67% increase from 2017.
Data Source: World Bank

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Lesotho 132.23%
Cambodia 132.21%
Mongolia 119.10%
Kiribati 108.49%
Kyrgyz Republic 108.39%
Nicaragua 106.23%
Georgia 102.82%
Mauritania 100.39%
Honduras 100.38%
Timor-Leste 100.17%
Kosovo 98.64%
Republic of Congo 95.61%
Tunisia 94.35%
Micronesia 93.51%
Eswatini 90.97%
Moldova 88.61%
Zambia 85.99%
Bhutan 84.56%
El Salvador 84.37%
Cabo Verde 82.63%
Ukraine 82.62%
Morocco 74.95%
West Bank and Gaza 74.43%
Uzbekistan 63.88%
Philippines 63.50%
Solomon Islands 63.34%
Angola 60.47%
Bolivia 59.02%
Ghana 58.43%
Vanuatu 53.20%
Myanmar 53.10%
India 45.29%
Sri Lanka 41.06%
Indonesia 40.42%
Cameroon 37.07%
Egypt 31.37%
Kenya 30.67%
Bangladesh 27.72%
Pakistan 27.05%
Nigeria 22.58%
Sudan 4.13%
Sri Lanka Trade to GDP Ratio - Historical Data
Year Trade (% of GDP) Annual Change
2021 41.06% 4.42%
2020 36.64% -12.79%
2019 49.43% -0.38%
2018 49.81% 2.67%
2017 47.14% 0.67%
2016 46.47% -0.45%
2015 46.92% -2.23%
2009 49.15% -14.22%
2008 63.37% -5.24%
2007 68.61% -2.65%
2006 71.26% -2.34%
2005 73.60% -5.88%
2004 79.48% 4.15%
2003 75.34% -1.00%
2002 76.34% -4.56%
2001 80.90% -7.74%
2000 88.64% 9.88%
1999 78.75% 0.26%
1998 78.50% -1.64%
1997 80.14% 1.26%
1996 78.87% -2.76%
1995 81.64% 2.20%
1994 79.43% 2.28%
1993 77.15% 4.34%
1992 72.80% 5.21%
1991 67.60% -0.65%
1990 68.24% 4.23%
1989 64.02% 1.10%
1988 62.91% 2.02%
1987 60.89% 1.84%
1986 59.05% -4.93%
1985 63.98% 0.43%
1984 63.55% -4.21%
1983 67.76% -5.85%
1982 73.61% -3.38%
1981 77.00% -10.02%
1980 87.02% 7.55%
1979 79.46% 5.15%
1978 74.32% 10.35%
1977 63.97% 3.54%
1976 60.43% -2.02%
1975 62.45% 2.12%
1974 60.33% 10.42%
1973 49.91% 3.68%
1972 46.23% -5.00%
1971 51.22% -2.83%
1970 54.05% 11.04%
1969 43.01% -1.20%
1968 44.21% 0.45%
1967 43.76% -4.45%
1966 48.22% -3.18%
1965 51.40% 0.06%
1964 51.34% -1.91%
1963 53.25% -3.74%
1962 56.99% 0.97%
1961 56.02% -6.84%
1960 62.87% -6.84%