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| Country | Year | Exports ($M) | Imports ($M) | Balance ($M) | Export share (%) | Export HHI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| China | 1995 | $228,749 M | $134,538 M | $94,212 M | 4.52% | 0.150 |
| China | 1996 | $242,635 M | $139,588 M | $103,048 M | 4.52% | 0.147 |
| China | 1997 | $279,480 M | $139,860 M | $139,619 M | 4.99% | 0.142 |
| China | 1998 | $280,185 M | $133,892 M | $146,293 M | 5.05% | 0.138 |
| China | 1999 | $312,788 M | $150,668 M | $162,120 M | 5.44% | 0.141 |
| China | 2000 | $391,367 M | $204,669 M | $186,698 M | 6.02% | 0.128 |
| China | 2001 | $405,592 M | $221,334 M | $184,258 M | 6.43% | 0.122 |
| China | 2002 | $487,646 M | $269,679 M | $217,968 M | 7.37% | 0.123 |
| China | 2003 | $612,089 M | $366,646 M | $245,442 M | 7.99% | 0.111 |
| China | 2004 | $793,412 M | $478,770 M | $314,642 M | 8.59% | 0.102 |
| China | 2005 | $980,306 M | $557,674 M | $422,632 M | 9.35% | 0.097 |
| China | 2006 | $1,202,226 M | $660,630 M | $541,596 M | 9.95% | 0.089 |
| China | 2007 | $1,483,409 M | $853,232 M | $630,178 M | 10.61% | 0.078 |
| China | 2008 | $1,715,147 M | $979,387 M | $735,761 M | 10.63% | 0.068 |
| China | 2009 | $1,460,035 M | $856,470 M | $603,565 M | 11.72% | 0.071 |
| China | 2010 | $1,881,617 M | $1,148,822 M | $732,795 M | 12.52% | 0.069 |
| China | 2011 | $2,174,543 M | $1,447,376 M | $727,167 M | 12.12% | 0.064 |
| China | 2012 | $2,282,020 M | $1,460,518 M | $821,501 M | 12.65% | 0.067 |
| China | 2013 | $2,328,297 M | $1,572,736 M | $755,561 M | 12.78% | 0.066 |
| China | 2014 | $2,451,460 M | $1,585,327 M | $866,133 M | 13.36% | 0.065 |
| China | 2015 | $2,401,490 M | $1,317,008 M | $1,084,482 M | 14.97% | 0.067 |
| China | 2016 | $2,309,437 M | $1,279,564 M | $1,029,872 M | 14.75% | 0.066 |
| China | 2017 | $2,553,746 M | $1,536,524 M | $1,017,222 M | 14.55% | 0.065 |
| China | 2018 | $2,757,184 M | $1,743,843 M | $1,013,341 M | 14.45% | 0.065 |
| China | 2019 | $2,692,770 M | $1,713,681 M | $979,089 M | 14.54% | 0.054 |
| China | 2020 | $2,678,120 M | $1,682,142 M | $995,978 M | 15.63% | 0.053 |
| China | 2021 | $3,317,355 M | $2,171,040 M | $1,146,315 M | 15.49% | 0.051 |
| China | 2022 | $3,628,086 M | $2,267,335 M | $1,360,750 M | 15.04% | 0.046 |
| China | 2023 | $3,418,939 M | $2,190,068 M | $1,228,871 M | 15.13% | 0.040 |
| China | 2024 | $3,590,798 M | $2,160,710 M | $1,430,089 M | 15.73% | 0.039 |
| Sri Lanka | 1995 | $3,435 M | $4,199 M | −$764 M | 0.07% | 0.182 |
| Sri Lanka | 1996 | $3,774 M | $4,019 M | −$246 M | 0.07% | 0.181 |
| Sri Lanka | 1997 | $4,207 M | $4,604 M | −$397 M | 0.08% | 0.192 |
| Sri Lanka | 1998 | $4,345 M | $4,811 M | −$466 M | 0.08% | 0.207 |
| Sri Lanka | 1999 | $5,197 M | $6,345 M | −$1,148 M | 0.09% | 0.183 |
| Sri Lanka | 2000 | $6,123 M | $7,292 M | −$1,169 M | 0.09% | 0.178 |
| Sri Lanka | 2001 | $5,653 M | $6,031 M | −$378 M | 0.09% | 0.177 |
| Sri Lanka | 2002 | $5,813 M | $6,595 M | −$782 M | 0.09% | 0.183 |
| Sri Lanka | 2003 | $5,986 M | $7,326 M | −$1,340 M | 0.08% | 0.151 |
| Sri Lanka | 2004 | $6,980 M | $8,723 M | −$1,743 M | 0.08% | 0.138 |
| Sri Lanka | 2005 | $7,459 M | $9,164 M | −$1,706 M | 0.07% | 0.137 |
| Sri Lanka | 2006 | $8,302 M | $10,880 M | −$2,579 M | 0.07% | 0.126 |
| Sri Lanka | 2007 | $9,114 M | $12,256 M | −$3,142 M | 0.07% | 0.104 |
| Sri Lanka | 2008 | $9,991 M | $14,871 M | −$4,880 M | 0.06% | 0.091 |
| Sri Lanka | 2009 | $8,645 M | $10,292 M | −$1,647 M | 0.07% | 0.084 |
| Sri Lanka | 2010 | $9,494 M | $13,800 M | −$4,306 M | 0.06% | 0.076 |
| Sri Lanka | 2011 | $11,557 M | $20,979 M | −$9,422 M | 0.06% | 0.070 |
| Sri Lanka | 2012 | $10,971 M | $18,907 M | −$7,936 M | 0.06% | 0.074 |
| Sri Lanka | 2013 | $11,060 M | $19,644 M | −$8,584 M | 0.06% | 0.079 |
| Sri Lanka | 2014 | $12,268 M | $22,863 M | −$10,595 M | 0.07% | 0.079 |
| Sri Lanka | 2015 | $11,962 M | $21,957 M | −$9,995 M | 0.07% | 0.089 |
| Sri Lanka | 2016 | $11,547 M | $20,806 M | −$9,259 M | 0.07% | 0.086 |
| Sri Lanka | 2017 | $12,687 M | $22,607 M | −$9,920 M | 0.07% | 0.078 |
| Sri Lanka | 2018 | $12,105 M | $19,915 M | −$7,811 M | 0.06% | 0.083 |
| Sri Lanka | 2019 | $13,437 M | $20,372 M | −$6,935 M | 0.07% | 0.072 |
| Sri Lanka | 2020 | $11,832 M | $16,514 M | −$4,683 M | 0.07% | 0.070 |
| Sri Lanka | 2021 | $14,334 M | $22,123 M | −$7,789 M | 0.07% | 0.069 |
| Sri Lanka | 2022 | $15,499 M | $18,473 M | −$2,974 M | 0.06% | 0.078 |
| Sri Lanka | 2023 | $13,766 M | $17,301 M | −$3,535 M | 0.06% | 0.070 |
| Sri Lanka | 2024 | $14,293 M | $19,181 M | −$4,888 M | 0.06% | 0.071 |
60 rows
USD millions, nominal · 1995–2024 · Source: CEPII BACI (HS92)
World export rank
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| Year | China | Sri Lanka |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | #6 | #69 |
| 1996 | #6 | #71 |
| 1997 | #5 | #72 |
| 1998 | #5 | #72 |
| 1999 | #4 | #70 |
| 2000 | #4 | #70 |
| 2001 | #4 | #73 |
| 2002 | #3 | #74 |
| 2003 | #3 | #79 |
| 2004 | #3 | #78 |
| 2005 | #1 | #77 |
| 2006 | #1 | #84 |
| 2007 | #1 | #84 |
| 2008 | #1 | #87 |
| 2009 | #1 | #83 |
| 2010 | #1 | #87 |
| 2011 | #1 | #90 |
| 2012 | #1 | #90 |
| 2013 | #1 | #92 |
| 2014 | #1 | #89 |
| 2015 | #1 | #83 |
| 2016 | #1 | #83 |
| 2017 | #1 | #83 |
| 2018 | #1 | #88 |
| 2019 | #1 | #86 |
| 2020 | #1 | #86 |
| 2021 | #1 | #86 |
| 2022 | #1 | #88 |
| 2023 | #1 | #89 |
| 2024 | #1 | #87 |
30 rows
world export rank · 1995–2024 · Source: CEPII BACI (HS92)
Latest year side by side
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Exports
CHN $3.59TLKA $14.3B
Imports
CHN $2.16TLKA $19.2B
Trade balance
CHN $1.43TLKA −$4.9B
World export share
CHN 15.7%LKA 0.1%
Export partner HHI
CHN 0.039LKA 0.071
2024 · USD millions, percent, HHI 0–1 · Source: CEPII BACI (HS92)
Source: CEPII BACI (HS92), goods trade only, nominal USD. Generated 2026-06-08.