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About

Russia-Sri Lanka Trade: In 2022, Russia exported $323M to Sri Lanka. The main products that Russia exported to Sri Lanka were Crude Petroleum ($236M), Coal Briquettes ($61.6M), and Carbon ($5.78M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Russia to Sri Lanka have increased at an annualized rate of 22.6%, from $117M in 2017 to $323M in 2022.

In 2020, Russia exported services to Sri Lanka worth $1.72M, with Transportation ($1.1M), Other business services ($521k), and Communications services ($52k) being the largest in terms of value.

Sri Lanka-Russia Trade: In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $146M to Russia. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to Russia were Tea ($131M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($2.31M), and Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($2.21M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.13%,  from $236M in 2017 to $146M in 2022.

In 2022, Sri Lanka did not export any services to Russia.

Comparison: In 2022,  Russia ranked 47 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 0.43), and 12 in total exports ($486B). That same year, Sri Lanka ranked 82 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.35), and 89 in total exports ($14.8B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Russia exported $323M to Sri Lanka. The main products exported from Russia to Sri Lanka were Crude Petroleum ($236M), Coal Briquettes ($61.6M), and Carbon ($5.78M). During the last 5 years the exports of Russia to Sri Lanka have increased at an annualized rate of 22.6%, from $117M in 2017 to $323M in 2022.

In 2017, Sri Lanka exported $146M to Russia. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to Russia were Tea ($131M), Non-fillet Frozen Fish ($2.31M), and Coconut and Other Vegetable Fibers ($2.21M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Russia have decreased at an annualized rate of 9.13%, from $236M in 2022 to $146M in 2017.

Exports from Russia (Flag) to Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

Exports from Sri Lanka (Flag) to Russia (Flag) (2022)

Market Competitiveness

Color
Russia
Top Destination
China$101B
Sri Lanka
Top Destination
United States$3.52B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Russia than Sri Lanka included China ($101B), India ($40.4B), and Germany ($27.7B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than Russia included Bangladesh ($225M), Iraq ($164M), and Maldives ($128M).

Difference in imports from Sri Lanka (Flag) and Russia (Flag) (2022)

Comparative Advantage Russia - Sri Lanka

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Russia had a large net trade with Sri Lanka in the exports of Mineral Products ($302M), Chemical Products ($7.52M), and Vegetable Products ($5.42M).

During 2017, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with Russia in the exports of Vegetable Products ($132M), Textiles ($5.36M), and Animal Products ($3.1M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential Russia Sri Lanka+$10.3kRefined Petroleum
Top Product Potential Sri Lanka Russia+$4.69kNon-Knit Women's Suits

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 Russia and Sri Lanka. This means that a dot/product with the flag of Russia 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 Russia.

Product Space of Russia (Flag) and Sri Lanka (Flag) (2022)

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