Composition of Exports from Sri Lanka
| Category | Dec 2023 (USD mn) |
Dec 2024 (USD mn) |
Change (%) |
2023 (USD mn) |
2024 (USD mn) |
Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Industrial exports | 790.9 | 841.6 | 6.4 | 9277.7 | 9946.9 | 7.2 |
| Food, beverages and tobacco | 44.3 | 57.6 | 29.9 | 539.3 | 651.5 | 20.8 |
| Animal fodder | 9.5 | 12.1 | 27.3 | 145.6 | 133.4 | -8.3 |
| Textiles and garments | 439.9 | 447.6 | 1.7 | 4878.9 | 5061 | 3.7 |
| o/w Garments | 407.7 | 415.8 | 2 | 4440.6 | 4660.1 | 4.9 |
| Textiles | 23.8 | 23 | -3.6 | 338.1 | 294.5 | |
| Other made-up textile articles | 8.4 | 8.8 | 4.6 | 100.2 | 106.4 | |
| Rubber products | 78.1 | 78.3 | 0.3 | 902.2 | 975.6 | 8.1 |
| Gems, diamonds and jewellery | 24.5 | 16.4 | -33.2 | 500 | 381.9 | -23.6 |
| Machinery and mechanical appliances | 43.1 | 39.5 | -8.2 | 598.2 | 485.5 | -18.8 |
| Transport equipment | 5.7 | 8 | 39.6 | 149.3 | 107 | -28.3 |
| Petroleum products | 61.1 | 87.9 | 43.9 | 339.4 | 1003.5 | 97.2 |
| Chemical products | 16.7 | 21.5 | 28.2 | 193.5 | 234.1 | 21 |
| Wood and paper products | 10.2 | 9.8 | -4.3 | 114 | 123.6 | 8.4 |
| Printing industry products | 3.4 | 2.9 | -14.5 | 55.1 | 47.5 | -13.9 |
| Leather, travel goods and footwear | 4.8 | 4.8 | 0.3 | 71.2 | 62.2 | -12.7 |
| Plastics and articles thereof | 4.6 | 4.5 | -3.8 | 56.3 | 53.8 | -4.4 |
| Base articles and articles | 14.6 | 15.5 | 5.9 | 178.3 | 186.8 | 4.8 |
| Ceramic products | 3 | 2 | -33.0 | 34 | 32.1 | -5.6 |
| Other industrial exports | 27.2 | 33.2 | 22 | 322.5 | 347.3 | 7.7 |
| 2. Agricultural exports | 206.6 | 256.5 | 24.2 | 2566.5 | 2774.5 | 8.1 |
| Tea | 111.1 | 131.6 | 18.4 | 1309.9 | 1435.9 | 9.6 |
| Rubber | 1.5 | 2.4 | 60.6 | 28 | 26 | -7.4 |
| Coconut | 23.2 | 36 | 55.2 | 336.8 | 416.5 | 23.7 |
| Spices | 31.3 | 46.7 | 49.5 | 392.9 | 454.7 | 15.7 |
| Vegetables | 2.4 | 2.9 | 22 | 27.7 | 28.5 | 3.1 |
| Unmanufactured tobacco | 4 | 3.3 | -16.2 | 28.1 | 25.7 | -8.4 |
| Minor agricultural products | 9.4 | 13.4 | 43.3 | 180.9 | 154.2 | -14.8 |
| Seafood | 23.8 | 20.1 | -15.4 | 262.2 | 233 | -11.2 |
| 3. Mineral exports | 2 | 1.6 | -20.5 | 38.5 | 24.5 | -36.2 |
| 4. Unclassified exports | 2.3 | 2.2 | -6.0 | 28 | 26.1 | -6.6 |
| Total exports | 1001.8 | 1101.8 | 10 | 11910.7 | 12772 | 7.2 |