Sri Lanka Imports from China was US$3.52 Billion during 2022, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. Sri Lanka Imports from China - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on March of 2024.


Sri Lanka Imports from China Value Year
Electrical, electronic equipment $464.83M 2022
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $424.17M 2022
Knitted or crocheted fabric $332.56M 2022
Manmade staple fibers $193.68M 2022
Cotton $175.41M 2022
Plastics $162.17M 2022
Manmade filaments $158.95M 2022
Articles of iron or steel $153.41M 2022
Iron and steel $132.92M 2022
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $131.23M 2022
Organic chemicals $120.20M 2022
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $78.52M 2022
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $76.47M 2022
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $61.67M 2022
Aluminum $59.49M 2022
Fertilizers $52.91M 2022
Miscellaneous chemical products $49.68M 2022
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $45.13M 2022
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $43.73M 2022
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $41.05M 2022
Rubbers $36.81M 2022
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $36.52M 2022
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $36.05M 2022
Silk $34.37M 2022
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $31.75M 2022
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $29.84M 2022
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $25.60M 2022
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $25.10M 2022
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $23.38M 2022
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $22.85M 2022
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $20.60M 2022
Glass and glassware $18.17M 2022
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $14.43M 2022
Cereals $14.22M 2022
Pharmaceutical products $14.16M 2022
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $13.95M 2022
Toys, games, sports requisites $13.32M 2022
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $10.32M 2022
Ceramic products $9.84M 2022
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $8.83M 2022
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $8.43M 2022
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $8.25M 2022
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $7.88M 2022
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $6.57M 2022
Copper $6.57M 2022
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $6.38M 2022
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $5.35M 2022
Photographic or cinematographic goods $5.18M 2022
Miscellaneous edible preparations $5.08M 2022
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $4.71M 2022
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $4.19M 2022
Lead $4.17M 2022
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $3.75M 2022
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $3.64M 2022
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $3.53M 2022
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $3.36M 2022
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $3.21M 2022
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $2.78M 2022
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $2.77M 2022
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $2.08M 2022
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $1.93M 2022
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $1.90M 2022
Headgear and $1.88M 2022
Clocks and watches $1.81M 2022
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $1.66M 2022
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $1.65M 2022
Aircraft, spacecraft $1.59M 2022
Zinc $1.48M 2022
Sugars and sugar confectionery $1.38M 2022
Tin $1.29M 2022
Products of animal origin $860.15K 2022
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $786.74K 2022
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $758.29K 2022
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $727.17K 2022
Lac, gums, resins $633.54K 2022
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $541.54K 2022
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $327.27K 2022
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $262.29K 2022
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $194.58K 2022
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $183.88K 2022
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $151.15K 2022
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $125.16K 2022
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $78.54K 2022
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $63.86K 2022
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $58.34K 2022
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $58.34K 2022
Cork and articles of cork $48.89K 2022
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $28.73K 2022
Nickel $26.23K 2022
Arms and ammunition, parts and accessories $24.17K 2022
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $11.43K 2022
Meat and edible meat offal $8.78K 2022
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $8.42K 2022
Ores slag and ash $3.02K 2022
Explosives, pyrotechnics, matches, pyrophorics $371 2021
Live animals $323 2021
Commodities not specified according to kind $4.95K 2016




sri lanka Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade -319.00 541.10 541.10 -1100.65 USD Million [+]
Current Account 638.99 49.11 638.99 -1695.29 USD Million [+]
Current Account to GDP -1.90 -3.80 -0.40 -19.30 percent of GDP [+]
Exports 1060.00 1511.80 1511.80 251.30 USD Million [+]
Imports 1380.00 970.70 2241.00 407.56 USD Million [+]
External Debt 52653.42 52334.91 55624.08 37098.10 USD Million [+]
Terms of Trade 84.41 88.50 161.24 71.39 points [+]
Tourist Arrivals 218350.00 208253.00 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 341.80 269.30 475.20 0.50 USD Million [+]
Remittances 476.20 487.60 812.70 204.90 USD Million [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 158.66 113.65 961.38 20.00 USD Million [+]