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About

Sri Lanka-Netherlands Trade: In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $446M to Netherlands. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to Netherlands were Knit Men's Undergarments ($47.8M), Knit T-shirts ($38.1M), and Knit Women's Undergarments ($33.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 14.7%, from $225M in 2017 to $446M in 2022.

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

Netherlands-Sri Lanka Trade: In 2022, Netherlands exported $98.6M to Sri Lanka. The main products that Netherlands exported to Sri Lanka were Concentrated Milk ($18.4M), Non-Retail Synthetic Filament Yarn ($7.53M), and Compounded Unvulcanised Rubber ($3.73M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Sri Lanka have increased at an annualized rate of 0.22%,  from $97.5M in 2017 to $98.6M in 2022.

In 2022, Netherlands 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, Netherlands ranked 23 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.11), and 6 in total exports ($674B).

Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

Depth
Value

In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $446M to Netherlands. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to Netherlands were Knit Men's Undergarments ($47.8M), Knit T-shirts ($38.1M), and Knit Women's Undergarments ($33.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Netherlands have increased at an annualized rate of 14.7%, from $225M in 2017 to $446M in 2022.

In 2017, Netherlands exported $98.6M to Sri Lanka. The main products exported from Netherlands to Sri Lanka were Concentrated Milk ($18.4M), Non-Retail Synthetic Filament Yarn ($7.53M), and Compounded Unvulcanised Rubber ($3.73M). During the last 5 years the exports of Netherlands to Sri Lanka have increased at an annualized rate of 0.22%, from $97.5M in 2022 to $98.6M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Sri Lanka Exports

Date

Netherlands Exports

Market Competitiveness

Color
Sri Lanka
Top Destination
United States$3.52B
Netherlands
Top Destination
Germany$131B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than Netherlands included Maldives ($128M) and American Samoa ($622k).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Netherlands than Sri Lanka included Germany ($131B), Belgium ($94.3B), and France ($59.9B).

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

Comparative Advantage Sri Lanka - Netherlands

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with Netherlands in the exports of Textiles ($285M), Foodstuffs ($38.3M), and Vegetable Products ($29.7M).

During 2017, Netherlands had a large net trade with Sri Lanka in the exports of Animal Products ($19.1M), Machines ($14M), and Chemical Products ($13.6M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
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Sort By
Top Product Potential Sri Lanka Netherlands+$10.1MKnit Sweaters
Top Product Potential Netherlands Sri Lanka+$5.31MPackaged Medicaments

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

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

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