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90.9%CURRENT US$
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About

Tanzania-Sri Lanka Trade: In 2022, Tanzania exported $3M to Sri Lanka. The main products that Tanzania exported to Sri Lanka were Gold ($913k), Precious Stones ($761k), and Fish Fillets ($483k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Sri Lanka have increased at an annualized rate of 0.083%, from $2.99M in 2017 to $3M in 2022.

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

Sri Lanka-Tanzania Trade: In 2022, Sri Lanka exported $7.44M to Tanzania. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to Tanzania were Activated Carbon ($2.73M), Rubber Tires ($2.57M), and Paper Containers ($562k). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 8.44%,  from $4.96M in 2017 to $7.44M in 2022.

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

Comparison: In 2022,  Tanzania ranked 116 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -1.08), and 104 in total exports ($10B). 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, Tanzania exported $3M to Sri Lanka. The main products exported from Tanzania to Sri Lanka were Gold ($913k), Precious Stones ($761k), and Fish Fillets ($483k). During the last 5 years the exports of Tanzania to Sri Lanka have increased at an annualized rate of 0.083%, from $2.99M in 2017 to $3M in 2022.

In 2017, Sri Lanka exported $7.44M to Tanzania. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to Tanzania were Activated Carbon ($2.73M), Rubber Tires ($2.57M), and Paper Containers ($562k). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to Tanzania have increased at an annualized rate of 8.44%, from $4.96M in 2022 to $7.44M in 2017.

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

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

Latest Data

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

Tanzania Exports

Sri Lanka Exports

Date

Market Competitiveness

Color
Tanzania
Top Destination
India$2.73B
Sri Lanka
Top Destination
United States$3.52B

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

In 2022, countries that imported more from Tanzania than Sri Lanka included India ($2.73B), South Africa ($939M), and United Arab Emirates ($1.07B).

In 2022, countries that imported more from Sri Lanka than Tanzania included United States ($3.52B), United Kingdom ($1.04B), and Germany ($881M).

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

Comparative Advantage Tanzania - Sri Lanka

Flow
Scale

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

During 2022, Tanzania had a large net trade with Sri Lanka in the exports of Precious Metals ($1.67M), Animal Products ($483k), and Vegetable Products ($446k).

During 2017, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with Tanzania in the exports of Chemical Products ($2.74M), Plastics and Rubbers ($2.7M), and Paper Goods ($718k).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

Depth
View
Sort By
Top Product Potential Tanzania Sri Lanka+$2.44MGold
Top Product Potential Sri Lanka Tanzania+$1.09MRubber Tires

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

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

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