Exports of goods & services (% of GDP)

The value of what we sell abroad, relative to the economy.

No rating
19.0 % of GDP
Worsening−0.8 pts vs a year ago

Source: World Bank Open Data · As of 2025 · View source

Year range 2000 – 2025

Chart of Exports of goods & services (% of GDP) over time. 39.0 % of GDP (2000) → 19.0 % of GDP (2025).

Table
Period% of GDP
2000 39.0
2001 37.3
2002 34.9
2003 34.7
2004 35.3
2005 32.3
2006 30.1
2007 29.1
2008 24.8
2009 21.3
2015 19.9
2016 19.8
2017 20.2
2018 21.4
2019 21.8
2020 15.5
2021 16.9
2022 21.6
2023 20.6
2024 19.8
2025 19.0
Sri Lanka's current situation

The latest value is 19.0 % of GDP (2025). That is -0.8 % of GDP compared with a year earlier and 3.5 % of GDP compared with five years ago. Current status: No rating. Healthy range: . Bangladesh: 11.1 · India: 22.3 · Vietnam: 98.2

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A simple statistical trend, not a prediction of what will happen. Forecasts are uncertain and are not financial advice.

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How we calculate this

The value of what we sell abroad, relative to the economy.