Composition of Imports to Sri Lanka
Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka
| Category | Dec 2023 (USD mn) |
Dec 2024 (USD mn) |
Change (%) |
2023 (USD mn) |
2024 (USD mn) |
Change (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.Consumer goods | 272.8 | 397.6 | 45.8 | 3043.9 | 3465.7 | 13.9 |
| Food and beverages | 152 | 242.5 | 59.6 | 1693 | 1914.3 | 13.1 |
| Cereals and milling industry products | 8.2 | 48.6 | 490.8 | 116.9 | 163.2 | 39.6 |
| Dairy products | 16.9 | 30.3 | 79.1 | 273.7 | 239.7 | -12.4 |
| Vegetables (b) | 32.1 | 48.6 | 51.7 | 358.6 | 446 | 24.4 |
| Seafood | 8 | 9.9 | 23.1 | 79.4 | 118.8 | 49.5 |
| Sugar and confectionery | 45.2 | 43.5 | -3.6 | 435.5 | 389.5 | -10.6 |
| Spices | 11.8 | 12.1 | 2.8 | 133.4 | 115.7 | -13.2 |
| Other food and beverages | 29.9 | 49.5 | 65.7 | 295.5 | 441.4 | 49.4 |
| Non-food consumer goods | 120.8 | 155.1 | 28.4 | 1350.9 | 1551.4 | 14.8 |
| Personal vehicles | 3.1 | 3.5 | 14 | 27.7 | 66.2 | 139.2 |
| Medical and pharmaceuticals | 46.7 | 60.5 | 29.5 | 667 | 575.6 | -13.7 |
| Home appliances | 9.2 | 13.6 | 47.4 | 72.4 | 155.6 | 115.1 |
| Clothing and accessories | 15 | 25 | 66 | 170 | 225.8 | 32.8 |
| Telecommunication devices | 12.1 | 12.5 | 3.2 | 98.8 | 141.9 | 43.6 |
| Household and furniture items | 15.5 | 14.1 | -8.9 | 122.1 | 138.1 | 13.1 |
| Other non-food consumables | 19.1 | 25.8 | 35.4 | 192.9 | 248.1 | 28.6 |
| 2.Intermediate goods | 948.3 | 1124.9 | 18.6 | 11006.6 | 11914.5 | 8.2 |
| Fuel | 414.2 | 434 | 4.8 | 4702.6 | 4354.4 | -7.4 |
| o/w | Crude oil | 142.3 | 113.9 | -20.0 | 1137.5 | 863.6 |
| Refined petroleum | 232.6 | 262.8 | 13 | 3095.4 | 3173.3 | 2.5 |
| Coal | 39.2 | 57.4 | 46.3 | 469.8 | 317.4 | -32.4 |
| Diamonds, precious stones, and metals | 30.7 | 16.7 | -45.6 | 268.4 | 216.9 | -19.2 |
| Textiles and textile articles | 183.2 | 252.6 | 37.9 | 2371.2 | 2847.1 | 20.1 |
| Paper and paperboard and articles thereof | 35.1 | 36.4 | 3.7 | 412.4 | 447 | 8.4 |
| Agricultural inputs | 18.9 | 25.1 | 32.7 | 233.8 | 263.8 | 12.9 |
| Wheat and maize | 19.9 | 58.3 | 192.2 | 338.2 | 382.5 | 13.1 |
| Base metals | 21.8 | 39.3 | 80.5 | 313.8 | 473.4 | 50.8 |
| Plastics and articles thereof | 41.5 | 54.9 | 32.4 | 474.6 | 609.3 | 28.4 |
| Chemical products | 72.1 | 76.8 | 6.5 | 814.7 | 987 | 21.2 |
| Fertiliser | 34.5 | 27.2 | -21.3 | 235 | 201.1 | -14.4 |
| Rubber and articles thereof | 23.2 | 24.8 | 6.8 | 200.2 | 316.5 | 58.1 |
| Mineral products | 5.9 | 8.3 | 41 | 80.9 | 127.2 | 57.3 |
| Other intermediate goods | 47.4 | 70.5 | 48.9 | 560.7 | 688.3 | 22.7 |
| 3.Investment goods | 267.1 | 396.6 | 48.5 | 2744.6 | 3448.2 | 25.6 |
| Machinery and equipment | 174.9 | 290.3 | 66 | 1867.6 | 2363.1 | 26.5 |
| Building material | 69.6 | 89.1 | 28.1 | 775.1 | 927.2 | 19.6 |
| Transport equipment | 22.2 | 16.9 | -24.0 | 98.5 | 154.8 | 57.1 |
| Other investment goods | 0.4 | 0.3 | -39.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | -6.6 |
| 4.Unclassified imports | 0.3 | 5.4 | 1450.6 | 16 | 13 | -18.8 |
| Total imports | 1488.6 | 1924.5 | 29.3 | 16811.1 | 18841.4 | 12.1 |