Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1975–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.3% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1975.
Sri Lanka ranks 118th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1976 | 0.0185 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 0.0214 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +15.2% |
| 1978 | 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +67.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 1980 | 0.0555 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +28.5% |
| 1981 | 0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0545 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.3% |
| 1984 | 0.0437 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -19.8% |
| 1985 | 0.0391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.5% |
| 1986 | 0.0455 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 1987 | 0.046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 0.0453 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0463 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0529 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +14.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0582 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 0.0621 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 1993 | 0.0599 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 0.0614 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0533 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0563 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0566 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0598 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2000 | 0.0551 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0847 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +53.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0754 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 0.0736 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0729 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2006 | 0.0567 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0542 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -4.4% |
| 2008 | 0.0487 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -8.5% |
| 2010 | 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -6.0% |
| 2011 | 0.0452 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2012 | 0.0536 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +18.5% |
| 2013 | 0.0605 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0675 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +11.6% |
| 2015 | 0.0748 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +10.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0807 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0815 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.4% |
| 2019 | 0.0837 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2020 | 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -57.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -22.3% |
| 2022 | 0.0411 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +48.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0643 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +56.7% |
| 2024 | 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +7.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0273 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0432 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
| 1980s | 0.0495 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0391 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.061 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0583 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0529 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0622 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0628 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0445 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0847 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0678 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0418 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0476 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0277 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 115 New Zealand 0.0731 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 116 Paraguay 0.0712 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 117 East Timor 0.0697 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 119 Marshall Islands 0.068 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 120 Mongolia 0.0672 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 121 Italy 0.0656 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 15.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 59.7% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 27.3% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 66.0% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1248 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0.069 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0883 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2018.
- What is the lowest commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0177 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 118th out of 198 countries with data for 2024.
- Is commercial service exports (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Commercial service exports (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Commercial service exports (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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- Commercial service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Commercial service exports (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.