Imports as a share of GDP rose 13.3% to 0.242% in Sri Lanka in 2021, according to the National Statistical Office.
Historically, imports as a share of GDP in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 0.548% in 1980 and an all time low of 0.214% in 2020. When compared to Sri Lanka's main peers, imports as a share of GDP in India amounted to 0.239%, 0.617% in Malaysia, 0.678% in Maldives and 0.248% in Myanmar in 2021.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 127th within the group of 152 countries we follow in terms of imports as a share of GDP, 22 places below the position seen 10 years ago.
| Imports (As % of GDP) | Unit | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 |
| Bangladesh | % | 0.247% | 0.174% | 0.172% | 0.198% | 0.185% | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | % | 0.661% | 0.657% | 0.641% | 0.633% | 0.625% | ||||||||||||||||
| China | % | 0.181% | 0.173% | 0.179% | 0.185% | 0.175% | ||||||||||||||||
| India | % | 0.221% | 0.209% | 0.220% | 0.237% | 0.213% | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | % | 0.208% | 0.183% | 0.192% | 0.221% | 0.190% | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | % | 0.518% | 0.419% | 0.415% | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | % | 0.619% | 0.601% | 0.631% | 0.618% | 0.578% | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | % | 0.712% | 0.771% | 0.793% | 0.837% | 0.784% | ||||||||||||||||
| Myanmar | % | 0.245% | 0.309% | 0.351% | 0.341% | 0.303% | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | % | 0.171% | 0.160% | 0.173% | 0.190% | 0.195% | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | % | 1.51% | 1.39% | 1.45% | 1.48% | 1.47% | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | % | 0.270% | 0.266% | 0.269% | 0.284% | 0.276% | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | % | 0.572% | 0.535% | 0.542% | 0.560% | 0.502% | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | % | 0.720% | 0.713% | 0.792% | 0.802% | 0.795% |
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