Summary
- India → Sri Lanka
- $4.2billion
- Sri Lanka → India
- $1.1billion
- India’s balance
- $3.2billion
Balance
India’s trade balance with Sri Lanka
Trade between India and Sri Lanka grew 12.4-fold since 1995
USD billions (current). India’s exports and imports; bars: its balance (green surplus, red deficit).
- Exports 4.2
- Imports 1.1
- Balance +3.2
Source: CEPII BACI
Show the numbers
| Year | Exports | Imports | Trade balance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | $397 million | $32 million | $365 million |
| 1996 | $459 million | $41 million | $417 million |
| 1997 | $464 million | $30 million | $434 million |
| 1998 | $434 million | $37 million | $397 million |
| 1999 | $598 million | $56 million | $542 million |
| 2000 | $667 million | $61 million | $607 million |
| 2001 | $674 million | $84 million | $590 million |
| 2002 | $919 million | $135 million | $785 million |
| 2003 | $1.2 billion | $174 million | $1 billion |
| 2004 | $1.4 billion | $398 million | $1 billion |
| 2005 | $1.5 billion | $595 million | $935 million |
| 2006 | $1.9 billion | $527 million | $1.4 billion |
| 2007 | $3 billion | $524 million | $2.4 billion |
| 2008 | $3 billion | $595 million | $2.4 billion |
| 2009 | $1.8 billion | $361 million | $1.4 billion |
| 2010 | $2.9 billion | $571 million | $2.3 billion |
| 2011 | $4.8 billion | $768 million | $4 billion |
| 2012 | $3.8 billion | $637 million | $3.2 billion |
| 2013 | $4.2 billion | $588 million | $3.6 billion |
| 2014 | $6.6 billion | $794 million | $5.8 billion |
| 2015 | $5.6 billion | $893 million | $4.7 billion |
| 2016 | $4.5 billion | $851 million | $3.7 billion |
| 2017 | $4.6 billion | $803 million | $3.8 billion |
| 2018 | $4.7 billion | $1.3 billion | $3.3 billion |
| 2019 | $4.2 billion | $1.1 billion | $3.1 billion |
| 2020 | $3.3 billion | $770 million | $2.5 billion |
| 2021 | $4.9 billion | $1 billion | $3.9 billion |
| 2022 | $5.4 billion | $1.1 billion | $4.3 billion |
| 2023 | $3.6 billion | $991 million | $2.6 billion |
| 2024 | $4.2 billion | $1.1 billion | $3.2 billion |
What they sell each other
What India sells to Sri Lanka
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
What Sri Lanka sells to India
The top 10 headings in 2024, with their share of the total.
How it travels
The estimated sea route between Nhava Sheva (Mumbai) and Colombo is 933 nautical miles (1,728 km) long: ≈ 2–3 days at sea (at 18 and 14 knots).
It does not cross any major canal or strait.
Sailing estimate without port calls, waiting or transshipment; not a schedule. One main reference port per country: in large countries it does not represent all of its ports.
Split by transport mode
Mode estimated from value per kilo and geography; both directions together.
How much each matters to the other
Sri Lanka was India’s 40th largest trading partner (0.5% of its trade), and India was Sri Lanka’s largest (16%).
- Sri Lanka in India’s trade
- 0.5%
- Sri Lanka’s rank among India’s partners
- 40th
- India in Sri Lanka’s trade
- 15.9%
- India’s rank among Sri Lanka’s partners
- 1st
Compare with
Other partners of India
Other partners of Sri Lanka
Sources and methodology
Sources and licenses
- CEPII BACI · Licence Ouverte Etalab 2.0
- World Bank, Global Shipping Traffic Density · CC BY 4.0 (route network derived by this site)
- World Port Index (NGA) · Public domain (US Government work)
- Natural Earth · Public domain
Methodology
Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), in current US dollars, with exports and imports reconciled between countries. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. The sea route comes from our own network derived from World Bank shipping density (not from nautical charts), between one main reference port per country (World Port Index); days are the distance at 14 and 18 knots, without port calls or waiting. Data up to 2024.