Trade in environmental goods as share of total imports in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Trade in environmental goods as share of total imports was 0.0% in 2017. ▲ Rising

Latest (2017)
0.0%
Change on year
up 2.7%
World rank
106th
of 164 countries
All-time high
0.0%
in 2017
All-time low
0.0%
in 2002
Years of data
19
1999–2017

Trade in environmental goods as share of total imports in Sri Lanka, 1999–2017

00.010.020.031999200820171999: 0.024 %2000: 0.023 %2001: 0.024 %2002: 0.021 %2003: 0.022 %2004: 0.022 %2005: 0.024 %2006: 0.025 %2007: 0.023 %2008: 0.022 %2009: 0.026 %2010: 0.026 %2011: 0.023 %2012: 0.026 %2013: 0.027 %2014: 0.027 %2015: 0.031 %2016: 0.033 %2017: 0.034 %

Source: IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for trade in environmental goods as share of total imports in Sri Lanka is 0.0%, measured in 2017. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 46.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, trade in environmental goods as share of total imports in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2002.

That places Sri Lanka 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Trade in environmental goods as share of total imports in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Trade in environmental goods as share of total imports (%) in Sri Lanka, 1999 to 2017.
Year % Change
1999 0.0%
2000 0.0% -4.6%
2001 0.0% +4.1%
2002 0.0% -11.9%
2003 0.0% +2.7%
2004 0.0% +3.1%
2005 0.0% +7.9%
2006 0.0% +2.7%
2007 0.0% -8.1%
2008 0.0% -3.6%
2009 0.0% +17.2%
2010 0.0% +0.8%
2011 0.0% -12.8%
2012 0.0% +16.1%
2013 0.0% +2.6%
2014 0.0% -2.1%
2015 0.0% +15.8%
2016 0.0% +6.3%
2017 0.0% +2.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 1
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 10
2010s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 8

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 103 Fiji 0.0% compare
  2. 104 Honduras 0.0% compare
  3. 105 Namibia 0.0% compare
  4. 107 Barbados 0.0% compare
  5. 108 Ireland 0.0% compare
  6. 109 Guatemala 0.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is trade in environmental goods as share of total imports in Sri Lanka?
Trade in environmental goods as share of total imports in Sri Lanka was 0.0% in 2017, according to IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations.
What is the highest trade in environmental goods as share of total imports recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2017.
What is the lowest trade in environmental goods as share of total imports recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2002.
How does Sri Lanka rank for trade in environmental goods as share of total imports?
Sri Lanka ranks 106th out of 164 countries with data for 2017.
Is trade in environmental goods as share of total imports rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 46.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations, published as part of Trade in environmental goods as share of total imports (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Trade in environmental goods as share of total imports (%)
Unit
%
Source
IMF Climate Change Dashboard. Data sources: UN Comtrade, DESA/UNSD; IMF staff calculations
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
164 places, 3,124 data points, 1998–2019
Last refreshed

Environmental goods include both goods connected to environmental protection—such as goods related to pollution management and resource management—and adapted goods—which are goods that have been specifically modified to be more “environmentally friendly” or “cleaner.” A relatively high share of environmental goods imports indicates that a country purchases a significant share of environmental goods from other countries. A relatively high share of environmental goods exports indicates that a country produces and sells a significant share of environmental goods to other countries. A country’s environmental goods trade balance is the difference between its exports and imports of environmental goods.