Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Export unit value index (2015 = 100) was 83.2 2015 = 100 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Export unit value index in Sri Lanka, 1980–2025
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 83.2 2015 = 100 for export unit value index in 2025.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, export unit value index in Sri Lanka peaked at 116.4 2015 = 100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 44.3 2015 = 100, in 1986.
That places Sri Lanka 206th out of 208 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
Export unit value index (2015 = 100) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 54.8 2015 = 100 | — |
| 1981 | 50.8 2015 = 100 | -7.3% |
| 1982 | 46 2015 = 100 | -9.4% |
| 1983 | 52.4 2015 = 100 | +13.9% |
| 1984 | 62.1 2015 = 100 | +18.5% |
| 1985 | 51.6 2015 = 100 | -16.9% |
| 1986 | 44.3 2015 = 100 | -14.1% |
| 1987 | 49.2 2015 = 100 | +11.1% |
| 1988 | 53.2 2015 = 100 | +8.1% |
| 1989 | 54.8 2015 = 100 | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 60.5 2015 = 100 | +10.4% |
| 1991 | 59.7 2015 = 100 | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 70.1 2015 = 100 | +17.4% |
| 1993 | 70.1 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 71.8 2015 = 100 | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 79.8 2015 = 100 | +11.1% |
| 1996 | 82.2 2015 = 100 | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 84.7 2015 = 100 | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 88.7 2015 = 100 | +4.7% |
| 1999 | 81.4 2015 = 100 | -8.2% |
| 2000 | 80.6 2015 = 100 | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 77.5 2015 = 100 | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 73.2 2015 = 100 | -5.5% |
| 2003 | 77.3 2015 = 100 | +5.6% |
| 2004 | 80.6 2015 = 100 | +4.3% |
| 2005 | 83.2 2015 = 100 | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 87 2015 = 100 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 89.9 2015 = 100 | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 95 2015 = 100 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 94.5 2015 = 100 | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 104.8 2015 = 100 | +10.9% |
| 2011 | 116.4 2015 = 100 | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 107.9 2015 = 100 | -7.3% |
| 2013 | 107.8 2015 = 100 | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 110.6 2015 = 100 | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -9.6% |
| 2016 | 98.6 2015 = 100 | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 101 2015 = 100 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 105.3 2015 = 100 | +4.3% |
| 2019 | 98.6 2015 = 100 | -6.4% |
| 2020 | 91.6 2015 = 100 | -7.1% |
| 2021 | 96.9 2015 = 100 | +5.8% |
| 2022 | 97.8 2015 = 100 | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 86.6 2015 = 100 | -11.5% |
| 2024 | 83.3 2015 = 100 | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 83.2 2015 = 100 | -0.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 83.2 2015 = 100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 127.5 2015 = 100, 65% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 83.2 2015 = 100 is below the median for South Asia, which is 117.8 2015 = 100, 71% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 51.92 2015 = 100 | 44.3 2015 = 100 | 62.1 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.9 2015 = 100 | 59.7 2015 = 100 | 88.7 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2000s | 83.88 2015 = 100 | 73.2 2015 = 100 | 95 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.1 2015 = 100 | 98.6 2015 = 100 | 116.4 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 89.9 2015 = 100 | 83.2 2015 = 100 | 97.8 2015 = 100 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 203 Gibraltar 93.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 204 Nauru 92 2015 = 100 compare
- 205 Botswana 87.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 207 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 68 2015 = 100 compare
- 208 British Virgin Islands 60.8 2015 = 100 compare
More private sector data for Sri Lanka
- Merchandise trade 32.2% (2025)
- Food imports 14.9% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 63.8% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 21.48 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 3.35 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 29.0% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 63.7% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 13.58 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 7.05 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 624.24 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is export unit value index in Sri Lanka?
- Export unit value index in Sri Lanka was 83.2 2015 = 100 in 2025, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest export unit value index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 116.4 2015 = 100 in 2011.
- What is the lowest export unit value index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 44.3 2015 = 100 in 1986.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for export unit value index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 206th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
- Is export unit value index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Export unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Export unit value indices come from UNCTAD's trade database. Unit value indices are based on data reported by countries that demonstrate consistency under UNCTAD quality controls, supplemented by UNCTAD’s estimates using the previous year’s trade values at the Standard International Trade Classification three-digit level as weights. To improve data coverage, especially for the latest periods, UNCTAD constructs a set of average prices indexes at the three-digit product classification of the Standard International Trade Classification revision 3 using UNCTAD’s Commodity Price Statistics, interna¬tional and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.