Goods trade balance (calculated by SOTW from World Bank GEM exports and imports): Sri Lanka
The latest reading SOTW holds for Sri Lanka is -673.8 USD mn for 2026-08, from World Bank Global Economic Monitor (calculation by SOTW).
Source series · Listed tier · Trade · Monthly · USD mn · WBGEM.L.CALC.TRADE.BALANCE.M · LKA
Calculated by SOTW: merchandise exports minus merchandise imports, current US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted, from World Bank GEM. Eight countries whose export figures are at the wrong scale in the source are left out. Listed tier; not individually reviewed.
- Latest
- -673.8
- USD mn · 2026-08
- Previous
- -1,018.0
- USD mn · 2026-07
- Oldest shown
- -610.3
- USD mn · 2016-09
- Readings shown
- 120
- Newest readings; the full history is in the API
Sri Lanka · history
USD mn · Monthly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (USD mn) |
|---|---|
| 2026-08 | -673.8 |
| 2026-07 | -1,018.0 |
| 2026-06 | -828.3 |
| 2026-05 | -968.1 |
| 2026-04 | -1,382.7 |
| 2026-03 | -880.1 |
| 2026-02 | -775.8 |
| 2026-01 | -654.3 |
| 2025-12 | -997.2 |
| 2025-11 | -719.5 |
| 2025-10 | -1,006.8 |
| 2025-09 | -909.6 |
| 2025-08 | -414.5 |
| 2025-07 | -580.2 |
| 2025-06 | -540.1 |
| 2025-05 | -472.2 |
| 2025-04 | -717.9 |
| 2025-03 | -395.3 |
| 2025-02 | -411.2 |
| 2025-01 | -732.5 |
| 2024-12 | -822.5 |
| 2024-11 | -502.3 |
| 2024-10 | -544.4 |
| 2024-09 | -633.7 |
| 2024-08 | -422.0 |
| 2024-07 | -604.1 |
| 2024-06 | -369.6 |
| 2024-05 | -393.6 |
| 2024-04 | -557.2 |
| 2024-03 | -358.7 |
| 2024-02 | -319.4 |
| 2024-01 | -540.8 |
| 2023-12 | -486.6 |
| 2023-11 | -389.7 |
| 2023-10 | -682.5 |
| 2023-09 | -377.3 |
| 2023-08 | -307.0 |
| 2023-07 | -367.6 |
| 2023-06 | -364.1 |
| 2023-05 | -446.3 |
| 2023-04 | -582.2 |
| 2023-03 | -411.5 |
| 2023-02 | -39.0 |
| 2023-01 | -445.4 |
| 2022-12 | -357.6 |
| 2022-11 | -449.6 |
| 2022-10 | -283.7 |
| 2022-09 | -204.4 |
| 2022-08 | -260.9 |
| 2022-07 | -121.8 |
| 2022-06 | 22.5 |
| 2022-05 | -403.5 |
| 2022-04 | -728.0 |
| 2022-03 | -760.9 |
| 2022-02 | -779.9 |
| 2022-01 | -856.4 |
| 2021-12 | -1,085.0 |
| 2021-11 | -552.6 |
| 2021-10 | -502.3 |
| 2021-09 | -491.0 |
| 2021-08 | -585.7 |
| 2021-07 | -606.1 |
| 2021-06 | -652.2 |
| 2021-05 | -715.4 |
| 2021-04 | -889.0 |
| 2021-03 | -831.9 |
| 2021-02 | -571.6 |
| 2021-01 | -654.6 |
| 2020-12 | -561.6 |
| 2020-11 | -599.7 |
| 2020-10 | -508.8 |
| 2020-09 | -524.9 |
| 2020-08 | -342.1 |
| 2020-07 | -208.7 |
| 2020-06 | -161.5 |
| 2020-05 | -406.8 |
| 2020-04 | -840.6 |
| 2020-03 | -549.0 |
| 2020-02 | -573.3 |
| 2020-01 | -730.3 |
| 2019-12 | -784.2 |
| 2019-11 | -762.1 |
| 2019-10 | -838.7 |
| 2019-09 | -756.5 |
| 2019-08 | -540.6 |
| 2019-07 | -716.9 |
| 2019-06 | -315.8 |
| 2019-05 | -822.7 |
| 2019-04 | -797.6 |
| 2019-03 | -592.0 |
| 2019-02 | -451.4 |
| 2019-01 | -617.5 |
| 2018-12 | -701.6 |
| 2018-11 | -784.6 |
| 2018-10 | -903.5 |
| 2018-09 | -713.4 |
| 2018-08 | -850.1 |
| 2018-07 | -681.5 |
| 2018-06 | -795.5 |
| 2018-05 | -933.0 |
| 2018-04 | -998.6 |
| 2018-03 | -870.5 |
| 2018-02 | -1,062.0 |
| 2018-01 | -1,049.5 |
| 2017-12 | -1,028.5 |
| 2017-11 | -999.4 |
| 2017-10 | -751.2 |
| 2017-09 | -655.7 |
| 2017-08 | -855.9 |
| 2017-07 | -576.1 |
| 2017-06 | -553.9 |
| 2017-05 | -883.7 |
| 2017-04 | -808.9 |
| 2017-03 | -827.3 |
| 2017-02 | -743.2 |
| 2017-01 | -933.9 |
| 2016-12 | -957.1 |
| 2016-11 | -922.1 |
| 2016-10 | -868.5 |
| 2016-09 | -610.3 |
Source: World Bank Global Economic Monitor (calculation by SOTW). Newest 120 readings shown, 2016-09 to 2026-08. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.