Import unit value index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Import unit value index was 96.3 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import unit value index in Sri Lanka, 1980–2024
Source: Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 96.3 2015 = 100 for import unit value index in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.7% on the previous year and down 15.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import unit value index in Sri Lanka peaked at 128.5 2015 = 100 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 54.1 2015 = 100, in 1986.
Sri Lanka ranks 205th of 207 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 43 years of available data.
Import unit value index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 69.2 2015 = 100 | — |
| 1981 | 69.2 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 66.5 2015 = 100 | -3.9% |
| 1983 | 61.2 2015 = 100 | -8.0% |
| 1984 | 59.4 2015 = 100 | -2.9% |
| 1985 | 60.3 2015 = 100 | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 54.1 2015 = 100 | -10.3% |
| 1987 | 58.5 2015 = 100 | +8.1% |
| 1988 | 66.5 2015 = 100 | +13.7% |
| 1989 | 70.9 2015 = 100 | +6.6% |
| 1990 | 80.7 2015 = 100 | +13.8% |
| 1991 | 81.6 2015 = 100 | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 80.7 2015 = 100 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 77.2 2015 = 100 | -4.3% |
| 1994 | 79.8 2015 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 88.7 2015 = 100 | +11.2% |
| 1996 | 90.5 2015 = 100 | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 88.7 2015 = 100 | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 88.7 2015 = 100 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 83.5 2015 = 100 | -5.9% |
| 2002 | 79.5 2015 = 100 | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 69.6 2015 = 100 | -12.5% |
| 2004 | 74.5 2015 = 100 | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 80 2015 = 100 | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 88.8 2015 = 100 | +11.0% |
| 2007 | 91.8 2015 = 100 | +3.4% |
| 2008 | 109.2 2015 = 100 | +19.0% |
| 2009 | 93 2015 = 100 | -14.8% |
| 2010 | 104.9 2015 = 100 | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 128.5 2015 = 100 | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 120.6 2015 = 100 | -6.1% |
| 2013 | 115.2 2015 = 100 | -4.5% |
| 2014 | 113.4 2015 = 100 | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | -11.8% |
| 2016 | 94.8 2015 = 100 | -5.2% |
| 2017 | 95.9 2015 = 100 | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 99.7 2015 = 100 | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 95.1 2015 = 100 | -4.6% |
| 2020 | 86.3 2015 = 100 | -9.3% |
| 2021 | 99.6 2015 = 100 | +15.4% |
| 2022 | 109.8 2015 = 100 | +10.2% |
| 2023 | 101.1 2015 = 100 | -7.9% |
| 2024 | 96.3 2015 = 100 | -4.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 96.3 2015 = 100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 125 2015 = 100, 77% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 96.3 2015 = 100 is below the median for South Asia, which is 129.05 2015 = 100, 75% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 63.58 2015 = 100 | 54.1 2015 = 100 | 70.9 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.49 2015 = 100 | 77.2 2015 = 100 | 90.5 2015 = 100 | 8 |
| 2000s | 85.86 2015 = 100 | 69.6 2015 = 100 | 109.2 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 106.81 2015 = 100 | 94.8 2015 = 100 | 128.5 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.62 2015 = 100 | 86.3 2015 = 100 | 109.8 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 import unit value index in Sri Lanka?
- Import unit value index in Sri Lanka was 96.3 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to Handbook of Statistics and data files., UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import unit value index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 128.5 2015 = 100 in 2011.
- What is the lowest import unit value index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1 2015 = 100 in 1986.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for import unit value index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 205th out of 207 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import unit value index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.1%. 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 Import unit value index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import 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, international and national sources, and UNCTAD secretariat estimates. This indicator is an index series where 2015=100.