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2022
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Exports $397MRnk 8 / 194
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Top Product $110MTea
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Exports $1.08BRnk 51 / 219
2022
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Top Product $521MRefined Petroleum
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.35Rnk 82 / 133
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 0.24Rnk 53 / 133
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GDP$74.4BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH5.62%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$508BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH32%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $3,354CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH0.074%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$53,758CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH21.1%CURRENT US$
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About

Sri Lanka-United Arab Emirates Trade: In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $397M to United Arab Emirates. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to United Arab Emirates were Tea ($110M), Refined Petroleum ($71.1M), and Precious Stones ($18.9M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 5.69%, from $301M in 2017 to $397M in 2022.

In 2022, Sri Lanka did not export any services to United Arab Emirates.

United Arab Emirates-Sri Lanka Trade: In 2022, United Arab Emirates exported $1.08B to Sri Lanka. The main products that United Arab Emirates exported to Sri Lanka were Refined Petroleum ($521M), Crude Petroleum ($102M), and Gold ($53.3M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Sri Lanka have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.88%,  from $1.54B in 2017 to $1.08B in 2022.

In 2022, United Arab Emirates did not export any services to Sri Lanka.

Comparison: In 2022,  Sri Lanka ranked 82 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.35), and 89 in total exports ($14.8B). That same year, United Arab Emirates ranked 53 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.24), and 18 in total exports ($402B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $397M to United Arab Emirates. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to United Arab Emirates were Tea ($110M), Refined Petroleum ($71.1M), and Precious Stones ($18.9M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to United Arab Emirates have increased at an annualized rate of 5.69%, from $301M in 2017 to $397M in 2022.

In 2017, United Arab Emirates exported $1.08B to Sri Lanka. The main products exported from United Arab Emirates to Sri Lanka were Refined Petroleum ($521M), Crude Petroleum ($102M), and Gold ($53.3M). During the last 5 years the exports of United Arab Emirates to Sri Lanka have decreased at an annualized rate of 6.88%, from $1.54B in 2022 to $1.08B in 2017.

Exports from Sri Lanka (Flag) to United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

Exports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) to Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

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Trade between Sri Lanka (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag)

Sri Lanka Exports

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United Arab Emirates Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sri Lanka
Top DestinationUnited States$3.52B
United Arab Emirates
Top DestinationIndia$51B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than United Arab Emirates included Sweden ($119M), Slovakia ($59.7M), and Haiti ($29.5M).

In 2022, countries that imported more from United Arab Emirates than Sri Lanka included India ($51B), Japan ($40.9B), and China ($32.5B).

Difference in imports from United Arab Emirates (Flag) and Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Sri Lanka - United Arab Emirates

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with United Arab Emirates in the exports of Vegetable Products ($147M), Mineral Products ($71.3M), and Textiles ($63.2M).

During 2017, United Arab Emirates had a large net trade with Sri Lanka in the exports of Mineral Products ($688M), Precious Metals ($82.8M), and Metals ($79.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Sri Lanka United Arab Emirates+$6.67MKnit T-shirts
Top Product Potential United Arab Emirates Sri Lanka+$60MRefined Petroleum

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 Sri Lanka and United Arab Emirates. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Sri Lanka indicates it has a comparative advantage over United Arab Emirates. Similarly, a dot/product with the flag of United Arab Emirates indicates it has a comparative advantage over Sri Lanka.

Product Space of Sri Lanka (Flag) and United Arab Emirates (Flag) (2022)

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