Import volume index (2015 = 100) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Import volume index (2015 = 100) was 103.3 2015 = 100 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Import volume index in Sri Lanka, 2005–2024
Source: UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in 2015 = 100.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 103.3 2015 = 100 for import volume index in 2024.
The figure is up 17.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, import volume index in Sri Lanka peaked at 117.8 2015 = 100 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 57.1 2015 = 100, in 2009.
Sri Lanka ranks 138th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
Import volume index (2015 = 100) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 2015 = 100 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 58.3 2015 = 100 | — |
| 2006 | 61 2015 = 100 | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 65 2015 = 100 | +6.6% |
| 2008 | 67.5 2015 = 100 | +3.8% |
| 2009 | 57.1 2015 = 100 | -15.4% |
| 2010 | 68 2015 = 100 | +19.1% |
| 2011 | 83.3 2015 = 100 | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 84 2015 = 100 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 82.5 2015 = 100 | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 90.4 2015 = 100 | +9.6% |
| 2015 | 100 2015 = 100 | +10.6% |
| 2016 | 106.9 2015 = 100 | +6.9% |
| 2017 | 115.6 2015 = 100 | +8.1% |
| 2018 | 117.8 2015 = 100 | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 110.8 2015 = 100 | -5.9% |
| 2020 | 98.3 2015 = 100 | -11.3% |
| 2021 | 109.4 2015 = 100 | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 88 2015 = 100 | -19.6% |
| 2023 | 87.8 2015 = 100 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 103.3 2015 = 100 | +17.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 103.3 2015 = 100 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 129.65 2015 = 100, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 103.3 2015 = 100 is below the median for South Asia, which is 133.7 2015 = 100, 77% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 61.78 2015 = 100 | 57.1 2015 = 100 | 67.5 2015 = 100 | 5 |
| 2010s | 95.93 2015 = 100 | 68 2015 = 100 | 117.8 2015 = 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.36 2015 = 100 | 87.8 2015 = 100 | 109.4 2015 = 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 135 South Africa 104.3 2015 = 100 compare
- 136 Barbados 104 2015 = 100 compare
- 137 Estonia 103.6 2015 = 100 compare
- 139 Mauritania 103 2015 = 100 compare
- 140 Kenya 102.9 2015 = 100 compare
- 141 American Samoa 102.2 2015 = 100 compare
- 141 Japan 102.2 2015 = 100 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 import volume index in Sri Lanka?
- Import volume index in Sri Lanka was 103.3 2015 = 100 in 2024, according to UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest import volume index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 117.8 2015 = 100 in 2018.
- What is the lowest import volume index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.1 2015 = 100 in 2009.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for import volume index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 138th out of 204 countries with data for 2024.
- Is import volume index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of Import volume index (2015 = 100). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Import volume indexes are derived from UNCTAD's volume index series and are the ratio of the import value indexes to the corresponding unit value indexes. Unit value indexes 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.