Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) was 10.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Medium and high-tech exports in Sri Lanka, 1990–2024
Source: Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Measured in % manufactured exports.
Analysis
In 2024, medium and high-tech exports in Sri Lanka stood at 10.1%.
That represents a change of down 13.4% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, medium and high-tech exports in Sri Lanka peaked at 11.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 1992.
Sri Lanka ranks 124th of 153 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % manufactured exports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 5.3% | — |
| 1991 | 5.7% | +7.0% |
| 1992 | 4.4% | -22.5% |
| 1993 | 5.1% | +16.6% |
| 1994 | 5.2% | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 5.2% | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6.9% | +31.1% |
| 1998 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.8% | +13.2% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 8.2% | +7.5% |
| 2004 | 9.6% | +17.1% |
| 2005 | 7.8% | -18.3% |
| 2006 | 8.8% | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 11.1% | +25.5% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | -16.3% |
| 2009 | 8.2% | -11.8% |
| 2010 | 9.5% | +16.1% |
| 2011 | 9.4% | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 8.9% | -6.0% |
| 2013 | 8.2% | -7.2% |
| 2014 | 8.3% | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 9.2% | +11.3% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -14.0% |
| 2017 | 10.5% | +32.8% |
| 2018 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.6% | -18.2% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 10.0% | +10.5% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 11.6% | +14.7% |
| 2024 | 10.1% | -13.4% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 10.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 32.9%, 31% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 10.1% is above the median for South Asia, which is 6.3%, 1.6× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.7% | 4.4% | 6.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.5% | 6.9% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.1% | 7.9% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.2% | 9.1% | 11.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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 medium and high-tech exports in Sri Lanka?
- Medium and high-tech exports in Sri Lanka was 10.1% in 2024, according to Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO).
- What is the highest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 11.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest medium and high-tech exports recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 1992.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for medium and high-tech exports?
- Sri Lanka ranks 124th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is medium and high-tech exports rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Competitive Industrial Performance (CIP) database, UN Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), published as part of Medium and high-tech exports (% manufactured exports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Share of medium and high-tech manufactured exports in total manufactured exports.