Sri Lanka Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP

2010 - 2022 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Total Trade of Goods and Services: % of Nominal GDP

  • Sri Lanka Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP recorded 47.518 % in Sep 2022, compared with 55.177 % in the previous quarter.
  • Sri Lanka Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP data is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2010 to Sep 2022, with an averaged value of 47.894 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 55.922 % in Dec 2011 and a record low of 33.841 % in Jun 2020.

CEIC calculates quarterly Total Trade of Goods and Services as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Total Trade of Goods and Services and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Department of Census and Statistics provides Total Trade of Goods and Services in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency. Total Trade of Goods and Services as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2015 is based on SNA 2008, at 2010 prices.

View Sri Lanka's Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP from Mar 2010 to Sep 2022 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP

What was Sri Lanka's Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP in Sep 2022?

Sri Lanka Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP recorded 47.518 % in Sep 2022, compared with 55.177 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
47.518 Sep 2022 55.177 Jun 2022 33.841 Jun 2020 55.922 Dec 2011 % quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022

Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 80.201 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2022
Algeria (%) 53.195 2021 yearly 1950 - 2021
Argentina (%) 32.602 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Sep 2022
Armenia (%) 112.579 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2023
Australia (%) 46.695 Jun 2023 quarterly Sep 1959 - Jun 2023
Austria (%) 119.440 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1964 - Jun 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 94.976 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2001 - Sep 2022
Bahrain (%) 159.813 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Bangladesh (%) 33.780 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Belarus (%) 137.080 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
Belgium (%) 179.013 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2023
Bolivia (%) 54.755 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 119.546 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2008 - Mar 2023
Botswana (%) 97.157 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2022
Brazil (%) 35.305 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2023
Brunei (%) 134.942 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Mar 2023
Bulgaria (%) 124.283 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Cambodia (%) 132.214 2021 yearly 1988 - 2021
Canada (%) 68.946 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1961 - Jun 2023
Chile (%) 58.955 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2023
China (%) 36.906 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2023
Colombia (%) 42.435 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
Croatia (%) 109.450 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Cyprus (%) 175.800 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Czech Republic (%) 137.009 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Denmark (%) 123.403 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1977 - Dec 2022
Ecuador (%) 56.722 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1991 - Sep 2022
Egypt (%) 32.319 Sep 2022 quarterly Sep 2001 - Sep 2022
Estonia (%) 162.969 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
European Union (%) 103.344 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Finland (%) 80.513 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1970 - Jun 2023
France (%) 68.783 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2023
Georgia (%) 117.749 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Mar 2023
Germany (%) 91.880 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2023
Ghana (%) 58.106 2021 yearly 1983 - 2021
Greece (%) 115.331 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 338.542 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1973 - Mar 2023
Hungary (%) 155.071 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Iceland (%) 91.484 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
India (%) 45.161 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 1996 - Jun 2023
Indonesia (%) 38.786 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2023
Iran (%) 44.699 2020 yearly 1959 - 2020
Ireland (%) 229.576 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Israel (%) 57.313 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Italy (%) 73.049 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2023
Ivory Coast (%) 52.146 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Japan (%) 43.761 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1955 - Jun 2023
Jordan (%) 88.483 2016 yearly 1967 - 2016
Kazakhstan (%) 52.379 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Dec 2022
Kenya (%) 33.730 2022 yearly 1964 - 2022
South Korea (%) 87.929 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2023
Kosovo (%) 94.413 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Kuwait (%) 98.183 2019 yearly 1962 - 2019
Kyrgyzstan (%) 98.747 Sep 2016 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2016
Laos (%) 75.092 2016 yearly 1984 - 2016
Latvia (%) 129.985 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (%) 87.417 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 150.788 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Luxembourg (%) 376.388 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Macau SAR, China (%) 152.360 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2023
North Macedonia (%) 165.136 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2000 - Jun 2023
Malawi (%) 46.339 2019 yearly 1960 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 133.706 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2023
Malta (%) 295.667 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2023
Mauritius (%) 121.273 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2022
Mexico (%) 78.071 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Moldova (%) 92.980 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Mongolia (%) 151.419 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
Montenegro (%) 132.641 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Morocco (%) 103.567 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Sep 2022
Mozambique (%) 100.217 2021 yearly 1991 - 2021
Myanmar (%) 49.145 2019 yearly 2019 - 2019
Nepal (%) 48.096 2022 yearly 1969 - 2022
Netherlands (%) 160.436 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1987 - Jun 2023
New Zealand (%) 55.789 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 1987 - Sep 2022
Nigeria (%) 24.699 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Norway (%) 81.723 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1978 - Jun 2023
Oman (%) 93.916 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Pakistan (%) 27.749 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) 91.743 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2023
Panama (%) 78.763 2021 yearly 1960 - 2021
Paraguay (%) 82.612 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2022
Peru (%) 49.167 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2023
Philippines (%) 66.988 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1981 - Jun 2023
Poland (%) 113.006 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2023
Portugal (%) 97.175 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2023
Qatar (%) 111.788 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
Romania (%) 88.158 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Russia (%) 41.596 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
Saudi Arabia (%) 64.353 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Serbia (%) 130.843 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Singapore (%) 305.094 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2023
Slovakia (%) 184.397 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2023
Slovenia (%) 154.980 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
South Africa (%) 66.081 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2023
Spain (%) 85.561 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1980 - Sep 2022
Sri Lanka (%) 47.518 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Sudan (%) 41.326 2019 yearly 1996 - 2019
Sweden (%) 101.756 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2023
Switzerland (%) 137.349 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2023

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -10.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Mar 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 5,458.017 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 83,110.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 103.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,472.547 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 27,871.878 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,012.177 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 13,345,597.046 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 12,458,154.611 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 634,887.112 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,260,044.740 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,140,219.040 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -624,777.888 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 119,825.700 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -367.1 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Jul 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,118.6 Aug 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Aug 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -12.4 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1983 - Jul 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 8,005.174 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 8,546.747 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,537.951 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,387.6 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Jul 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) 7.8 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1983 - Jul 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 381,649.432 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 128,854.946 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 290.680 May 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - May 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 40.638 May 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - May 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 26.025 May 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - May 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 414.083 May 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - May 2023
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 164.274 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Jul 2023
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 131.400 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Jul 2023
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 91.480 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Jul 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 644.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 171.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 290.993 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 11.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 287.796 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 50,555.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Mar 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 74.7 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 7,061.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Mar 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -1.458 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -50,031.937 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 1,141.299 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 393.313 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 113.959 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 5,165.572 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 184.812 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -149.742 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 9,808.641 Mar 2023 quarterly Sep 2013 - Mar 2023
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -49,578.688 Mar 2023 quarterly Sep 2013 - Mar 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 59,387.329 Mar 2023 quarterly Sep 2013 - Mar 2023
No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) 6,298.000 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 4,794.628 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 34,690.376 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2023
M2 Growth (%) 8.1 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,559.2 Aug 2023 monthly Dec 1956 - Aug 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.7 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Jul 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 29.380 Aug 2023 monthly Dec 1977 - Aug 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 48,209.545 May 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 4.7 May 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - May 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 52,405.6 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jul 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 3.0 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Jul 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,081.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Mar 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 25,873.772 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 1983 - Jun 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) -7.76 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 1984 - Jun 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 27.42 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2023
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 3,598.000 Aug 2023 monthly Nov 2013 - Aug 2023
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 3,559.155 Aug 2023 monthly Nov 2013 - Aug 2023
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -8.2 May 2023 monthly May 2016 - May 2023
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 73.630 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2023
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 49.300 Aug 2023 monthly May 2015 - Aug 2023

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