Sri Lanka - External balance on goods and services (% of GDP)
External balance on goods and services (% of GDP) in Sri Lanka was -6.36 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 3.66 in 1977, while its lowest value was -22.58 in 1980.
Definition: External balance on goods and services (formerly resource balance) equals exports of goods and services minus imports of goods and services (previously nonfactor services).
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
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| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | -2.96 |
| 1961 | -0.95 |
| 1962 | -1.41 |
| 1963 | -1.74 |
| 1964 | -2.11 |
| 1965 | 0.41 |
| 1966 | -3.48 |
| 1967 | -2.84 |
| 1968 | -2.97 |
| 1969 | -6.22 |
| 1970 | -3.15 |
| 1971 | -2.00 |
| 1972 | -1.57 |
| 1973 | -1.21 |
| 1974 | -7.47 |
| 1975 | -7.47 |
| 1976 | -2.33 |
| 1977 | 3.66 |
| 1978 | -4.77 |
| 1979 | -12.04 |
| 1980 | -22.58 |
| 1981 | -16.08 |
| 1982 | -18.90 |
| 1983 | -15.10 |
| 1984 | -5.94 |
| 1985 | -11.95 |
| 1986 | -11.61 |
| 1987 | -10.50 |
| 1988 | -10.76 |
| 1989 | -9.50 |
| 1990 | -7.88 |
| 1991 | -10.11 |
| 1992 | -9.26 |
| 1993 | -9.55 |
| 1994 | -11.81 |
| 1995 | -10.44 |
| 1996 | -8.93 |
| 1997 | -7.06 |
| 1998 | -6.01 |
| 1999 | -7.78 |
| 2000 | -10.61 |
| 2001 | -6.24 |
| 2002 | -6.51 |
| 2003 | -6.03 |
| 2004 | -8.82 |
| 2005 | -8.93 |
| 2006 | -11.00 |
| 2007 | -10.38 |
| 2008 | -13.69 |
| 2009 | -6.49 |
| 2010 | -7.26 |
| 2011 | -13.19 |
| 2012 | -11.86 |
| 2013 | -8.62 |
| 2014 | -8.07 |
| 2015 | -7.53 |
| 2016 | -7.29 |
| 2017 | -7.22 |
| 2018 | -7.43 |
| 2019 | -6.12 |
| 2020 | -6.36 |
Aggregation method: Weighted average
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: National accounts
