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2023
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Exports $516MRnk 104 / 220
2023
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Top Product $98.1MSoybean Meal
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Exports $2.98BRnk 1 / 200
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Top Product $230MKnit Women's Undergarments
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI 1.5Rnk 10 / 132
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Economic Complexity (ECI) ECI -0.44Rnk 85 / 132
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GDP$27.7TCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH64.2%CURRENT US$
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 GDP$84.4BCURRENT US$
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GDP GROWTH9.55%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC $82,769CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH55%CURRENT US$
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GDP PC$3,828CURRENT US$
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GDP PC GROWTH2.34%CURRENT US$
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About

United States-Sri Lanka Trade: In 2023, United States exported $516M to Sri Lanka. The main products that United States exported to Sri Lanka were Soybean Meal ($98.1M), Packaged Medicaments ($84.3M), and Gas Turbines ($53.2M). Over the past 5 years the exports of United States to Sri Lanka have increased at an annualized rate of 7.55%, from $359M in 2018 to $516M in 2023.

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

Sri Lanka-United States Trade: In 2023, Sri Lanka exported $2.98B to United States. The main products that Sri Lanka exported to United States were Knit Women's Undergarments ($230M), Other Women's Undergarments ($225M), and Precious Stones ($196M). Over the past 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 1.38%,  from $2.78B in 2018 to $2.98B in 2023.

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

Comparison: In 2023,  United States ranked 10 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI 1.5), and 2 in total exports ($1.86T). That same year, Sri Lanka ranked 85 in the Economic Complexity Index (ECI -0.44), and 90 in total exports ($13.8B).

Company data: In 2024, leading companies such as Kontoor Brands (1.75k), Guess Clothing (962), and Yokohama Industries (370) were at the forefront of exporting goods from Sri Lanka to the United States. Conversely, Other (1.59k), Unknown (1.14k), and Refat Garments Ltd (254) were notable for importing products to Sri Lanka from the United States.

Latest Trends

January, 2025

About

Overview In January 2025, United States exported $26M and imported $346M from Sri Lanka, resulting in a negative trade balance of $320M. Between January 2024 and January 2025 the exports of United States have increased by $2.76M (11.9%) from $23.2M to $26M, while imports increased by $86.2M (33.1%) from $260M to $346M.

Trade In January 2025, the top exports of United States to Sri Lanka were Soybean Meal ($8.29M), Metallic Yarn ($1.61M), Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($1.38M), Starch Residue ($892k), and Aircraft parts (gliders, balloons, and powered... ($793k). In January 2025 the top imports of United States from Sri Lanka were Precious Stones ($59M), Knit Women's Undergarments ($20M), Other Women's Undergarments ($18.7M), Non-Knit Women's Suits ($18.6M), and Used Rubber Tires ($11.4M).

Origins In January 2025 the exports of United States were mainly from Virginia ($6.45M), Georgia ($3.11M), California ($2.77M), New York ($1.79M), and Nebraska ($1.61M), while imports destinations were mainly California ($35.7M), Ohio ($31.8M), New York ($21.3M), Georgia ($18.2M), and New Jersey ($11.7M).

Growth In January 2025, the increase in United States's year-by-year exports to Sri Lanka was explained primarily by an increase in product exports in Industrial Food Preperation Machinery ($1.35M or 4.25k%), Starch Residue ($766k or 611%), and Metallic Yarn ($566k or 54.4%). In January 2025, the increase in United States's year-by-year imports  from Sri Lanka was explained primarily by an increase in product imports  in Excavation Machinery ($1.66M or 33.5%), Knit Socks and Hosiery ($1.17M or 59.3%), and Rubber Tires ($1.01M or 30.3%).

Latest Trade

Time Scale
Flow
Value
Depth
EXPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$2.76M(11.9%)
IMPORT GROWTH (January 2024 - January 2025)$86.2M(33.1%)
MAIN EXPORTER (January 2025)Virginia$6.45M

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Historical Data

Bilateral Trade by Products

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In 2023, United States exported $516M to Sri Lanka. The main products exported from United States to Sri Lanka were Soybean Meal ($98.1M), Packaged Medicaments ($84.3M), and Gas Turbines ($53.2M). During the last 5 years the exports of United States to Sri Lanka have increased at an annualized rate of 7.55%, from $359M in 2018 to $516M in 2023.

In 2018, Sri Lanka exported $2.98B to United States. The main products exported from Sri Lanka to United States were Knit Women's Undergarments ($230M), Other Women's Undergarments ($225M), and Precious Stones ($196M). During the last 5 years the exports of Sri Lanka to United States have increased at an annualized rate of 1.38%, from $2.78B in 2023 to $2.98B in 2018.

Exports from United States (Flag) to Sri Lanka (Flag) (2023)

Exports from Sri Lanka (Flag) to United States (Flag) (2023)

Market Competitiveness

Color
United States
Top DestinationCanada$269B
Sri Lanka
Top DestinationUnited States$2.98B

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

In 2023, countries that imported more from United States than Sri Lanka included Canada ($269B), Mexico ($243B), and China ($154B).

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

Difference in imports from Sri Lanka (Flag) and United States (Flag) (2023)

Comparative Advantage United States - Sri Lanka

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

During 2023, United States had a large net trade with Sri Lanka in the exports of Foodstuffs ($119M), Machines ($116M), and Chemical Products ($113M).

During 2018, Sri Lanka had a large net trade with United States in the exports of Textiles ($1.79B), Plastics and Rubbers ($343M), and Precious Metals ($206M).

Potential Exports

Potential Exports

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Top Product Potential United States Sri Lanka+$6.06MVaccines, blood, antisera, toxins and cultures
Top Product Potential Sri Lanka United States+$67.2MKnit Sweaters

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

Product Space of United States (Flag) and Sri Lanka (Flag) (2023)

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