Sri Lanka Total Imports

1982 - 2024 | Monthly | USD mn | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Key information about Sri Lanka Total Imports

  • Sri Lanka Total Imports recorded 1.5 USD bn in Jan 2024, compared with a value of 1.5 USD bn in the previous month
  • Sri Lanka Total Imports data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1982 to Jan 2024, with an average number of 592.4 USD mn
  • The data reached an all-time high of 2.2 USD bn in Dec 2021 and a record low of 91.0 USD mn in Feb 1983




Further information about Sri Lanka Total Imports

  • In the latest reports, Sri Lanka Total Imports grew 6.2 % YoY in Jan 2024
  • Total Exports dropped 0.8 % YoY, to 970.7 USD mn in Jan 2024
  • Sri Lanka Trade Balance recorded a deficit of 541.1 USD mn in Jan 2024

View Sri Lanka's Total Imports from Jan 1982 to Jan 2024 in the chart:

Sri Lanka Total Imports

What was Sri Lanka's Total Imports in Jan 2024?

Sri Lanka Total Imports recorded 1.5 USD bn in Jan 2024, compared with a value of 1.5 USD bn in the previous month See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
1,511.8 Jan 2024 1,488.6 Dec 2023 91.0 Feb 1983 2,241.0 Dec 2021 USD mn monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (USD mn) 745.0 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Nov 2023
Algeria (USD mn) 2,988.0 Dec 2020 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2020
Argentina (USD mn) 5,054.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1991 - Jan 2024
Armenia (USD mn) 1,211.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Australia (USD mn) 24,210.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1971 - Jan 2024
Austria (USD mn) 18,670.9 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1957 - Nov 2023
Azerbaijan (USD mn) 1,472.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Bahrain (USD mn) 5,067.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2018 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (USD mn) 4,953.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jul 1986 - Dec 2023
Belarus (USD mn) 3,151.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Belgium (USD mn) 40,335.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2023
Bolivia (USD mn) 916.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (USD mn) 1,261.9 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Apr 2023
Botswana (USD mn) 475.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Brazil (USD mn) 18,090.7 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1959 - Feb 2024
Brunei (USD mn) 454.9 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Dec 2023
Bulgaria (USD mn) 4,163.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Cambodia (USD mn) 6,138.6 Dec 2023 quarterly Sep 2013 - Dec 2023
Canada (USD mn) 46,032.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2024
Chile (USD mn) 6,030.2 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Feb 2024
China (USD mn) 228,278.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1992 - Dec 2023
Colombia (USD mn) 5,256.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1980 - Dec 2023
Croatia (USD mn) 3,151.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2023
Cyprus (USD mn) 924.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Czech Republic (USD mn) 18,825.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
Denmark (USD mn) 10,831.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Ecuador (USD mn) 2,294.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2024
Egypt (USD mn) 5,544.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jul 1994 - Jan 2024
Estonia (USD mn) 1,734.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2023
European Union (USD mn) 218,975.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Dec 2023
Finland (USD mn) 6,481.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
France (USD mn) 61,251.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
Georgia (USD mn) 1,115.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Feb 2024
Germany (USD mn) 117,796.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2024
Ghana (USD mn) 1,177.3 Aug 2023 monthly Mar 2005 - Aug 2023
Greece (USD mn) 7,121.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2024
Hong Kong SAR, China (USD mn) 49,264.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1957 - Jan 2024
Hungary (USD mn) 12,872.6 Jun 2023 monthly Jan 2002 - Jun 2023
Iceland (USD mn) 728.9 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2024
India (USD mn) 60,110.0 Feb 2024 monthly Apr 1990 - Feb 2024
Indonesia (USD mn) 19,939.8 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2008 - Dec 2022
Iran (USD mn) 60,308.7 2023 yearly 1979 - 2023
Ireland (USD mn) 12,659.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2023
Israel (USD mn) 7,720.5 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1980 - Feb 2024
Italy (USD mn) 55,381.4 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1991 - Nov 2023
Ivory Coast (USD mn) 1,562.6 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Jul 2023
Japan (USD mn) 58,307.0 Jan 2024 monthly Apr 1995 - Jan 2024
Jordan (USD mn) -1,843.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1972 - Dec 2023
Kazakhstan (USD mn) 6,515.4 Dec 2023 monthly Sep 1995 - Dec 2023
Kenya (USD mn) 1,531.1 Jan 2024 monthly Aug 1998 - Jan 2024
South Korea (USD mn) 48,112.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1966 - Feb 2024
Kosovo (USD mn) 414.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2024
Kuwait (USD mn) 3,189.5 Mar 2021 monthly Jan 1992 - Mar 2021
Kyrgyzstan (USD mn) 1,165.6 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2023
Laos (USD mn) 1,837.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2023
Latvia (USD mn) 1,741.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2024
Lebanon (USD mn) 1,251.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 1993 - Dec 2022
Lithuania (USD mn) 4,067.5 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1999 - Jan 2024
Luxembourg (USD mn) 2,010.2 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1988 - Dec 2023
Macau SAR, China (USD mn) 1,548.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2000 - Jan 2024
North Macedonia (USD mn) 873.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2002 - Jan 2024
Malawi (USD mn) 89.8 Feb 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2023
Malaysia (USD mn) 24,533.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1990 - Jan 2024
Malta (USD mn) 691.2 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 1994 - Jan 2024
Mauritius (USD mn) 585.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2006 - Dec 2023
Mexico (USD mn) 48,647.4 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2024
Moldova (USD mn) 810.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Mongolia (USD mn) 936.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1997 - Jan 2024
Montenegro (USD mn) 368.3 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Sep 2023
Morocco (USD mn) 5,832.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
Mozambique (USD mn) 778.3 Sep 2022 monthly Jan 2011 - Sep 2022
Myanmar (USD mn) 1,313.9 Jul 2022 monthly Jul 2010 - Jul 2022
Nepal (USD mn) 976.7 Feb 2024 monthly Aug 2003 - Feb 2024
Netherlands (USD mn) 58,287.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
New Zealand (USD mn) 3,644.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1960 - Jan 2024
Nigeria (USD mn) 2,989.3 Mar 2023 monthly Jan 2003 - Mar 2023
Norway (USD mn) 7,754.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2024
Oman (USD mn) 3,563.1 Oct 2023 monthly Jan 1975 - Oct 2023
Pakistan (USD mn) 4,326.0 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Feb 2024
Palestinian Territory (USD mn) 455.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2011 - Dec 2023
Panama (USD mn) 1,171.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Paraguay (USD mn) 1,104.3 Feb 2024 monthly Jan 1994 - Feb 2024
Peru (USD mn) 4,420.2 Sep 2023 monthly Jan 2012 - Sep 2023
Philippines (USD mn) 10,157.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1979 - Jan 2024
Poland (USD mn) 28,027.3 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2023
Portugal (USD mn) 9,007.3 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1993 - Apr 2023
Qatar (USD mn) 2,387.4 Apr 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Apr 2023
Romania (USD mn) 9,856.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2024
Russia (USD mn) 22,203.9 Jan 2023 monthly Jan 1998 - Jan 2023
Saudi Arabia (USD mn) 16,094.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 2005 - Dec 2023
Serbia (USD mn) 2,924.0 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2024
Singapore (USD mn) 36,477.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1964 - Jan 2024
Slovakia (USD mn) 8,871.3 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2024
Slovenia (USD mn) 5,638.6 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1996 - Jan 2024
South Africa (USD mn) 8,173.4 Jan 2024 monthly Oct 2004 - Jan 2024
Spain (USD mn) 36,707.0 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1974 - Dec 2023
Sri Lanka (USD mn) 1,511.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
Sudan (USD mn) 1,122.0 Dec 2022 monthly Jan 2003 - Dec 2022
Sweden (USD mn) 14,914.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1975 - Jan 2024
Switzerland (USD mn) 32,530.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1988 - Jan 2024

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -10.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Sep 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 5,458.017 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 10.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 86,964.6 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 103.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,472.550 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 27,899.420 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,012.590 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 16,617,629.160 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 11,402,380.792 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 795,600.830 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,172,712.077 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,002,143.567 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 170,568.510 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,009.687 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -541.1 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
Total Exports (USD mn) 970.7 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2024
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) 1,511.8 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
Total Imports Growth (%) 6.2 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2024
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) 272.761 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 36.519 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - Nov 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 24.920 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 377.199 Nov 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - Nov 2023
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 200.505 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 169.493 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 84.410 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 2010 - Jan 2024
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 8.5 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 639.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 158.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Sep 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.7 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 85.052 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 5.0 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 80.015 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 52,653.4 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 74.7 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 7,545.9 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -0.744 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -50,271.614 Sep 2023 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2023
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
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -50,271.614 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 11,636.010 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2023
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 61,907.624 Sep 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 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 (%) 7.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 5,120.576 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 35,469.638 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Dec 2023
M2 Growth (%) 9.4 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Dec 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 4,425.6 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1956 - Jan 2024
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.9 Jan 2024 monthly Jan 1982 - Jan 2024
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 30.887 Jan 2024 monthly Dec 1977 - Jan 2024
Total Deposits (USD mn) 45,118.862 Jul 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - Jul 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.8 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - Jun 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 1,267.7 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Dec 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) -97.5 Dec 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Dec 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,407.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 25,800.594 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1983 - Dec 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) -0.51 Dec 2023 monthly Dec 1984 - Dec 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 26.18 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Jun 2023
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 4,496.000 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Jan 2024
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 4,425.613 Jan 2024 monthly Nov 2013 - Jan 2024
Commercial Banks: Loans: Personal Loans & Advances (LA) (LKR mn) 1,969,066.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Jun 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) 93.000 Dec 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Dec 2023
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 56.000 Feb 2024 monthly May 2015 - Feb 2024

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