Sri Lanka - Merchandise trade (% of GDP)

Merchandise trade (% of GDP) in Sri Lanka was 32.35 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 77.00 in 1980, while its lowest value was 27.64 in 1972.

Definition: Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1960 56.60
1961 51.10
1962 50.83
1963 54.57
1964 61.77
1965 42.34
1966 43.22
1967 38.34
1968 38.92
1969 37.75
1970 31.70
1971 29.46
1972 27.64
1973 29.21
1974 34.89
1975 36.53
1976 32.22
1977 35.59
1978 66.37
1979 72.73
1980 77.00
1981 66.51
1982 60.02
1983 55.79
1984 55.17
1985 53.12
1986 47.96
1987 51.64
1988 53.57
1989 53.43
1990 57.23
1991 56.01
1992 60.81
1993 66.26
1994 68.14
1995 68.94
1996 68.44
1997 69.43
1998 68.01
1999 66.84
2000 71.71
2001 68.50
2002 65.33
2003 62.48
2004 66.45
2005 62.20
2006 60.62
2007 58.86
2008 55.03
2009 41.35
2010 38.98
2011 46.72
2012 41.75
2013 37.96
2014 38.71
2015 36.58
2016 35.79
2017 36.99
2018 38.79
2019 37.95
2020 32.35

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Total merchandise trade