Sri Lanka — Imports (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1947–2025 · 79 observations
About this series
Imports of goods and services are the value of goods and services supplied by nonresidents to residents during the period. The series measures a flow, not a stock. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The latest imports reading for Sri Lanka was 23% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 22.5% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +0.48 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 24.9% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2010–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 23 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 22.5 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 22.8 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 25.1 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 24.3 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2010
| 2020 | 21.6 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 27.6 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 28.4 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 26.9 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 26.6 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 27 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 27.7 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 27.6 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 30.3 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 32.9 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 26.1 % of GDP |