2023
Exports
$43.6kWorld Rnk 86 / 202
Flag Rnk 779 / 1073
2023
PRODUCT COMPLEXITY IN Newspapers
1.18Rnk 110 / 1025
2023
Imports
$223kWorld Rnk 113 / 205
Flag Rnk 884 / 1170
2023
ECONOMIC COMPLEXITY of Sri Lanka
-0.44Rnk 85 / 132

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Exports In 2023, Sri Lanka exported $43.6k in Newspapers, making it the 86th largest exporter of Newspapers in the world. At the same year, Newspapers was the 779th most exported product in Sri Lanka. The main destination of Newspapers exports from Sri Lanka are: Maldives ($31.9k), Switzerland ($5.6k), France ($1.64k), Japan ($1.44k), and Germany ($1.34k).

The fastest growing export markets for Newspapers of Sri Lanka between 2022 and 2023 were Maldives ($14.3k), Switzerland ($5.44k), and Japan ($1.44k).

Imports In 2023, Sri Lanka imported $223k in Newspapers, becoming the 113th largest importer of Newspapers in the world. At the same year, Newspapers was the 884th most imported product in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka imports Newspapers primarily from: Japan ($47.3k), China ($37.8k), India ($27.3k), United Kingdom ($21.2k), and United Arab Emirates ($16.7k).

The fastest growing import markets in Newspapers for Sri Lanka between 2022 and 2023 were China ($36.5k), Japan ($32.1k), and South Africa ($10.9k).

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* Using January 2020 exchange rates when trade data is reported in local currency.

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Historical Data

Trade Balance

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EXPORTS (2023)$43.6k
IMPORTS (2023)$223k
NET TRADE (2023)-$179k

In 2023, Sri Lanka exported $43.6k in Newspapers. The main destinations of Sri Lanka exports on Newspapers were Maldives ($31.9k), Switzerland ($5.6k), France ($1.64k), Japan ($1.44k), and Germany ($1.34k).

In 2023, Sri Lanka imported $223k in Newspapers, mainly from Japan ($47.3k), China ($37.8k), India ($27.3k), United Kingdom ($21.2k), and United Arab Emirates ($16.7k).

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Export Destinations (2023)

Import Origins (2023)

Market Growth

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THE FASTEST GROWING Newspapers EXPORT MARKETS FOR Sri Lanka WERE (2022 - 2023):
Maldives$14.3k (81.2%)
Switzerland$5.44k (3.47k%)
Japan$1.44k (1%)
THE FASTEST DECLINING MARKETS FOR THE EXPORT OF Newspapers BY Sri Lanka WERE (2022 - 2023):
Seychelles-$2.3k (-100%)
France-$724 (-30.6%)
Thailand-$496 (-33.2%)

Change in Exports by Market (2022 - 2023)

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In 2023, Sri Lanka's main exporting competitors in Newspapers were:
In 2023, Sri Lanka's main importing competitors in Newspapers were:

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Trade Value of Newspapers by Exporters

Potential Exports

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TOP EXPORT POTENTIALFrance+ $3.32k
TOP IMPORT POTENTIALJapan+ $6.06k

Newspapers’s highest export potential is France. With an export gap of $3.32k.   Newspapers’s highest import potential is Japan with an import gap of $6.06k.

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