Sri Lanka - Imports of goods and services (annual % growth)

The value for Imports of goods and services (annual % growth) in Sri Lanka was -11.42 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 59 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 36.92 in 1978 and a minimum value of -11.42 in 2020.

Definition: Annual growth rate of imports of goods and services based on constant local currency. Aggregates are based on constant 2010 U.S. dollars. Imports of goods and services represent the value of all goods and other market services received from the rest of the world. They include the value of merchandise, freight, insurance, transport, travel, royalties, license fees, and other services, such as communication, construction, financial, information, business, personal, and government services. They exclude compensation of employees and investment income (formerly called factor services) and transfer payments.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1961 -9.88
1962 11.65
1963 -11.20
1964 0.43
1965 -2.26
1966 4.77
1967 -4.37
1968 11.01
1969 7.10
1970 -5.91
1971 -9.83
1972 -7.76
1973 -2.55
1974 -2.39
1975 -0.83
1976 13.60
1977 -5.69
1978 36.92
1979 18.95
1980 19.25
1981 -6.97
1982 14.65
1983 10.79
1984 10.76
1985 -6.49
1986 7.68
1987 -0.27
1988 -2.00
1989 -2.00
1990 7.90
1991 7.90
1992 7.90
1993 14.50
1994 14.20
1995 1.00
1996 2.80
1997 10.47
1998 11.49
1999 7.01
2000 14.89
2001 -9.53
2002 11.22
2003 11.25
2004 9.01
2005 2.69
2006 6.94
2007 3.73
2008 4.01
2009 -9.59
2010 12.65
2011 23.60
2012 0.49
2013 -1.53
2014 9.57
2015 10.60
2016 7.89
2017 7.13
2018 1.76
2019 -5.79
2020 -11.42

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts