Sri Lanka Balance of Trade

Last Release

Jul 31, 2025

Actual

-580

Units In

USD Million

-540

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Sep 30, 2025

Time to Release

29 Days 15 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
541.1 Jan 2024	-1,100.65 Nov 2011	-496.59 USD Million	2002-2025	Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka exports mostly textiles and garments (40% of total exports) and tea (17%). Others include: spices, gems, coconut products, rubber and fish. Main export partners are United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium and Italy. Sri Lanka imports petroleum, textile fabrics, foodstuffes and machinery and transportation equipment. Main import partners are India, China, Iran and Singapore.

Latest Updates

Sri Lanka’s trade deficit narrowed to USD 580.0 million in July 2025 from USD 603.8 million a year earlier. Exports rose 15.2% year-on-year to USD 1.30 billion, supported by broad-based gains across most product categories, including agricultural products (+17.1%)—led by a 13.1% surge in tea—industrial products (+14.4%), and mineral products (+2.1%). Imports increased 8.5% to USD 1.88 billion, driven by consumer goods (+48.5%), particularly non-food consumer goods with a 112.2% jump, along with investment and other goods (+18.9%). These increases were partially offset by a decline in intermediate goods (-6.9%).