Sri Lanka Imports from China was US$3.1 Billion during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Sri Lanka Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on April of 2024.


Sri Lanka Imports from China Value Year
Electrical, electronic equipment $471.44M 2023
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $351.82M 2023
Knitted or crocheted fabric $247.84M 2023
Iron and steel $190.36M 2023
Manmade staple fibers $163.02M 2023
Plastics $137.22M 2023
Manmade filaments $134.54M 2023
Articles of iron or steel $122.38M 2023
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $106.37M 2023
Cotton $106.16M 2023
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $93.62M 2023
Organic chemicals $93.41M 2023
Fertilizers $72.96M 2023
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $64.79M 2023
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $41.84M 2023
Aluminum $41.07M 2023
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $40.02M 2023
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $38.30M 2023
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $36.16M 2023
Rubbers $35.58M 2023
Miscellaneous chemical products $34.36M 2023
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $34.28M 2023
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $31.92M 2023
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $30.21M 2023
Silk $29.64M 2023
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $27.47M 2023
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $26.45M 2023
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $19.32M 2023
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $18.85M 2023
Glass and glassware $18.29M 2023
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $18.23M 2023
Aircraft, spacecraft $15.02M 2023
Toys, games, sports requisites $14.38M 2023
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $13.53M 2023
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $11.91M 2023
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $10.92M 2023
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $10.45M 2023
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $10.08M 2023
Pharmaceutical products $9.07M 2023
Ceramic products $9.06M 2023
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $7.40M 2023
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $7.15M 2023
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $7.08M 2023
Miscellaneous edible preparations $7.03M 2023
Copper $7.02M 2023
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $6.98M 2023
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $6.37M 2023
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $5.87M 2023
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $5.69M 2023
Lead $4.79M 2023
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $4.01M 2023
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $3.94M 2023
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $3.69M 2023
Photographic or cinematographic goods $3.30M 2023
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $3.20M 2023
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $3.17M 2023
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $3.03M 2023
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $2.94M 2023
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $2.55M 2023
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $2.50M 2023
Ores slag and ash $2.32M 2023
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $2.02M 2023
Headgear and $2.00M 2023
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $1.91M 2023
Clocks and watches $1.70M 2023
Sugars and sugar confectionery $1.68M 2023
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $1.38M 2023
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $1.32M 2023
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $1.19M 2023
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $939.13K 2023
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $863.26K 2023
Tin $661.72K 2023
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $638.84K 2023
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $602.98K 2023
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $601.61K 2023
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $523.90K 2023
Zinc $515.09K 2023
Lac, gums, resins $486.36K 2023
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $484.37K 2023
Products of animal origin $447.83K 2023
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $163.12K 2023
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $121.73K 2023
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $89.82K 2023
Cereals $78.57K 2023
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $44.54K 2023
Nickel $41.77K 2023
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $35.15K 2023
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $33.00K 2023
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $21.85K 2023
Cork and articles of cork $18.60K 2023
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $17.77K 2023
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $13.74K 2023
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $11.23K 2023
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $7.42K 2023
Meat and edible meat offal $4.81K 2023
Live animals $323 2021
Commodities not specified according to kind $4.95K 2016




sri lanka Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade -319.10 541.10 541.10 -1100.65 USD Million [+]
Current Account 237.15 638.99 638.99 -1695.29 USD Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -1.90 -3.80 -0.40 -19.30 percent of GDP [+]
Imports 1378.40 970.70 2241.00 407.56 USD Million [+]
Exports 1059.30 1511.80 1511.80 251.30 USD Million [+]
External Debt 54831.56 53376.29 55624.08 37098.10 USD Million [+]
Terms of Trade 107.10 87.23 161.24 71.39 points [+]
Tourist Arrivals 209181.00 218350.00 253169.00 0.00 [+]
Gold Reserves 0.47 0.47 23.10 0.47 Tonnes [+]
Terrorism Index 3.07 4.84 7.13 0.46 Points [+]
Tourism Revenues 338.40 345.70 475.20 0.50 USD Million [+]
Remittances 572.40 476.20 812.70 204.90 USD Million [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 250.90 164.56 961.38 20.00 USD Million [+]