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About

France-Sri Lanka Trade: In 2023, France exported $193M to Sri Lanka. The main products that France exported to Sri Lanka were Gas Turbines ($82.9M), Packaged Medicaments ($14.7M), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($4.98M). Over the past 5 years the exports of France to Sri Lanka have increased at an annualized rate of 6.93%, from $138M in 2018 to $193M in 2023.

In 2023, France did not export any services to Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka-France Trade: In 2023, Sri Lanka exported $367M to France. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to France were Other Sea Vessels ($53.6M), Precious Stones ($37.2M), and Knit T-shirts ($20.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.33%,  from $392M in 2018 to $367M in 2023.

In 2023, Sri Lanka did not export any services to France.

Comparison: In 2023,  France ranked 16 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.34), and 7 in total exports ($635B). That same year, Sri Lanka ranked 85 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.44), and 90 in total exports ($13.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2023, France exported $193M to Sri Lanka. The main products exported from France to Sri Lanka were Gas Turbines ($82.9M), Packaged Medicaments ($14.7M), and Synthetic Filament Yarn Woven Fabric ($4.98M). During the last 5 years the exports of France to Sri Lanka have increased at an annualized rate of 6.93%, from $138M in 2018 to $193M in 2023.

In 2018, Sri Lanka exported $367M to France. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to France were Other Sea Vessels ($53.6M), Precious Stones ($37.2M), and Knit T-shirts ($20.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to France have decreased at an annualized rate of 1.33%, from $392M in 2023 to $367M in 2018.

Exports from France (Flag) to Sri Lanka (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Sri Lanka (Flag) to France (Flag) (2023)

Latest Data

Trade between France (Flag) and Sri Lanka (Flag)

France Exports

Sri Lanka Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
France
Top Destination
Germany$72.8B
Sri Lanka
Top Destination
United States$2.98B

This map shows whether countries import more from France or Sri Lanka. Each country is colored based on the difference in imports they receive from France and Sri Lanka or the difference in the growth in imports.

In 2023, countries that imported more from France than Sri Lanka included Germany ($72.8B), Italy ($56.3B), and Belgium ($49.2B).

In 2023, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than France included Maldives ($168M), Syria ($43.4M), and American Samoa ($702k).

Difference in imports from Sri Lanka (Flag) and France (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage France - Sri Lanka

Flow
Scale

This chart compares trade between France and Sri Lanka by product, considering products traded by both, France and Sri Lanka.

During 2023, France had a large net trade with Sri Lanka in the exports of Machines ($106M), Chemical Products ($29.8M), and Foodstuffs ($17.1M).

During 2018, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with France in the exports of Textiles ($120M), Transportation ($63.6M), and Precious Metals ($37.3M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential France Sri Lanka+$12.1MPackaged Medicaments
Top Product Potential Sri Lanka France+$13MKnit T-shirts

We estimate the export potential of an economy for each product and destination using an extension of the bilateral relatedness model of Jun et al. (2019).This extended gravity model considers similarities among products and geographies and explains more than 50% of the variance in future trade flows.

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Economic Complexity

Competitive Landscape

This visualization shows the product space at the HS4 level with the flags of France and Sri Lanka. This means that a dot/product with the flag of France indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sri Lanka. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of Sri Lanka indicates it has a comparative advantage over France.

Product Space of France (Flag) and Sri Lanka (Flag) (2023)

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