Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions was 21,480 in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
21,480
Change on year
up 14.0%
World rank
78th
of 118 countries
All-time high
22,233
in 2018
All-time low
10,207
in 2009
Years of data
20
2006–2025

Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Sri Lanka, 2006–2025

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k2006201520252006: 10.3k2007: 11.3k2008: 14.1k2009: 10.2k2010: 13.5k2011: 20.3k2012: 19.2k2013: 18.0k2014: 19.4k2015: 18.9k2016: 19.2k2017: 21.0k2018: 22.2k2019: 19.9k2020: 16.1k2021: 20.6k2022: 18.3k2023: 16.8k2024: 18.8k2025: 21.5k

Source: World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 21,480 for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.0% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in Sri Lanka peaked at 22,233 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 10,207, in 2009.

Sri Lanka ranks 78th of 118 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions in Sri Lanka, 2006 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2006 10,254 —
2007 11,296 +10.2%
2008 14,091 +24.7%
2009 10,207 -27.6%
2010 13,451 +31.8%
2011 20,269 +50.7%
2012 19,190 -5.3%
2013 18,003 -6.2%
2014 19,417 +7.9%
2015 18,935 -2.5%
2016 19,183 +1.3%
2017 20,980 +9.4%
2018 22,233 +6.0%
2019 19,937 -10.3%
2020 16,055 -19.5%
2021 20,637 +28.5%
2022 18,291 -11.4%
2023 16,811 -8.1%
2024 18,841 +12.1%
2025 21,480 +14.0%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 21,480 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 26,086, 82% of the median. (42 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11,462 10,207 14,091 4
2010s 19,160 13,451 22,233 10
2020s 18,686 16,055 21,480 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 75 Costa Rica 25,098 compare
  2. 76 Ecuador 23,173 compare
  3. 77 Kenya 21,621 compare
  4. 79 Lebanon 21,061 compare
  5. 80 Uganda 18,999 compare
  6. 81 Georgia 18,648 compare

See the full ranking of 128 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in Sri Lanka?
Imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions in Sri Lanka was 21,480 in 2025, according to World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data.
What is the highest imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 22,233 in 2018.
What is the lowest imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 10,207 in 2009.
How does Sri Lanka rank for imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions?
Sri Lanka ranks 78th out of 118 countries with data for 2025.
Is imports merchandise, customs, current us$, millions rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as part of Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Imports Merchandise, Customs, current US$, millions
Source
World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
128 places, 4,016 data points, 1991–2025
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Merchandise (goods) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in current US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted.