Sri Lanka Trade Statistics
Sri Lanka Balance of Trade: Quarter
Balance of Trade: Quarter data was reported at -362,078.800 LKR mn in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of -429,743.900 LKR mn for Jun 2018. Balance of Trade: Quarter data is updated quarterly, averaging -24,969.100 LKR mn from Mar 1982 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 147 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -1,299.100 LKR mn in Mar 1984 and a record low of -461,486.400 LKR mn in Mar 2018. Balance of Trade: Quarter data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.JA001: Trade Statistics.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| -461,486.400 Mar 2018 | quarterly | Mar 1982 - Mar 2018 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Export: Cost: Border Compliance
LK: Export: Cost: Border Compliance data was reported at 366.000 USD in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 366.000 USD for 2016. LK: Export: Cost: Border Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 366.000 USD from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 366.000 USD in 2017 and a record low of 366.000 USD in 2017. LK: Export: Cost: Border Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. The time and cost for this segment include time and cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other government agencies.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Insurance cost and informal payments for which no receipt is issued are excluded from the costs recorded. Costs are reported in U.S. dollars. Contributors are asked to convert local currency into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate prevailing on the day they answer the questionnaire. Contributors are private sector experts in international trade logistics and are informed about exchange rates and their movements. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 366.00 2017 | yearly | 2014 - 2017 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Export: Cost: Documentary Compliance
LK: Export: Cost: Documentary Compliance data was reported at 58.000 USD in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 58.000 USD for 2016. LK: Export: Cost: Documentary Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 58.000 USD from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.000 USD in 2017 and a record low of 58.000 USD in 2017. LK: Export: Cost: Documentary Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total burden of preparing the bundle of documents that will enable completion of the international trade for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Insurance cost and informal payments for which no receipt is issued are excluded from the costs recorded. Costs are reported in U.S. dollars. Contributors are asked to convert local currency into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate prevailing on the day they answer the questionnaire. Contributors are private sector experts in international trade logistics and are informed about exchange rates and their movements. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 58.00 2017 | yearly | 2014 - 2017 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Exports: Lead Time
LK: Exports: Lead Time data was reported at 16.000 Day in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 20.000 Day for 2013. LK: Exports: Lead Time data is updated yearly, averaging 21.000 Day from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 25.000 Day in 2006 and a record low of 16.000 Day in 2014. LK: Exports: Lead Time data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Time to export is the time necessary to comply with all procedures required to export goods. Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 16.00 2014 | yearly | 2005 - 2014 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Exports: Lead Time: Border Compliance
LK: Exports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data was reported at 43.000 Hour in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 43.000 Hour for 2016. LK: Exports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 43.000 Hour from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 43.000 Hour in 2017 and a record low of 43.000 Hour in 2017. LK: Exports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank: Trade Statistics. Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. The time and cost for this segment include time and cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other government agencies.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Time is measured in hours, and 1 day is 24 hours (for example, 22 days are recorded as 22 × 24 = 528 hours). If customs clearance takes 7.5 hours, the data are recorded as is. Alternatively, suppose that documents are submitted to a customs agency at 8:00 a.m., are processed overnight and can be picked up at 8:00 a.m. the next day. In this case the time for customs clearance would be recorded as 24 hours because the actual procedure took 24 hours. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 43.00 2017 | yearly | 2014 - 2017 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Exports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance
LK: Exports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data was reported at 48.000 Hour in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 76.000 Hour for 2016. LK: Exports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 76.000 Hour from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 76.000 Hour in 2016 and a record low of 48.000 Hour in 2017. LK: Exports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank: Trade Statistics. Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total burden of preparing the bundle of documents that will enable completion of the international trade for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Time is measured in hours, and 1 day is 24 hours (for example, 22 days are recorded as 22 × 24 = 528 hours). If customs clearance takes 7.5 hours, the data are recorded as is. Alternatively, suppose that documents are submitted to a customs agency at 8:00 a.m., are processed overnight and can be picked up at 8:00 a.m. the next day. In this case the time for customs clearance would be recorded as 24 hours because the actual procedure took 24 hours. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 48.00 2017 | yearly | 2014 - 2017 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case
LK: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case data was reported at 1.000 Day in 2016. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.000 Day for 2014. LK: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case data is updated yearly, averaging 1.900 Day from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.000 Day in 2014 and a record low of 1.000 Day in 2016. LK: Exports: Lead Time: Median Case data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Lead time to export is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from shipment point to port of loading. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.; ; World Bank and Turku School of Economics, Logistic Performance Index Surveys. Data are available online at : http://www.worldbank.org/lpi. Summary results are published in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy, The Logistics Performance Index and Its Indicators report.; Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 1.00 2016 | yearly | 2007 - 2016 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Exports: Number of Documents
LK: Exports: Number of Documents data was reported at 7.000 Number in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 7.000 Number for 2013. LK: Exports: Number of Documents data is updated yearly, averaging 7.000 Number from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 7.000 Number in 2014 and a record low of 6.000 Number in 2006. LK: Exports: Number of Documents data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank: Trade Statistics. All documents required per shipment to export goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 7.00 2014 | yearly | 2005 - 2014 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change
LK: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change data was reported at 18.680 % in Dec 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 16.215 % for Nov 2017. LK: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change data is updated monthly, averaging 6.640 % from Jan 1958 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 720 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 140.568 % in May 1974 and a record low of -63.301 % in Apr 1968. LK: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.IMF.IFS: Trade Statistics.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 18.680 Dec 2017 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Dec 2017 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period
LK: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data was reported at 8.350 % in Dec 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of -3.552 % for Nov 2017. LK: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data is updated monthly, averaging 0.662 % from Feb 1957 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 731 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 189.474 % in Dec 1966 and a record low of -63.471 % in Apr 1968. LK: Exports: fob: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.IMF.IFS: Trade Statistics.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 8.350 Dec 2017 | monthly | Feb 1957 - Dec 2017 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Goods Trade: % of GDP
LK: Goods Trade: % of GDP data was reported at 36.925 % in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 36.060 % for 2016. LK: Goods Trade: % of GDP data is updated yearly, averaging 54.064 % from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 77.198 % in 2000 and a record low of 27.663 % in 1972. LK: Goods Trade: % of GDP data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank: Trade Statistics. Merchandise trade as a share of GDP is the sum of merchandise exports and imports divided by the value of GDP, all in current U.S. dollars.; ; World Trade Organization, and World Bank GDP estimates.; Weighted Average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 36.33 2016 | yearly | 1960 - 2016 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Import: Cost: Border Compliance
LK: Import: Cost: Border Compliance data was reported at 300.000 USD in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 300.000 USD for 2016. LK: Import: Cost: Border Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 300.000 USD from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 300.000 USD in 2017 and a record low of 300.000 USD in 2017. LK: Import: Cost: Border Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. The time and cost for this segment include time and cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other government agencies.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Insurance cost and informal payments for which no receipt is issued are excluded from the costs recorded. Costs are reported in U.S. dollars. Contributors are asked to convert local currency into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate prevailing on the day they answer the questionnaire. Contributors are private sector experts in international trade logistics and are informed about exchange rates and their movements. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 300.00 2017 | yearly | 2014 - 2017 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Import: Cost: Documentary Compliance
LK: Import: Cost: Documentary Compliance data was reported at 283.000 USD in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 283.000 USD for 2016. LK: Import: Cost: Documentary Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 283.000 USD from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 283.000 USD in 2017 and a record low of 283.000 USD in 2017. LK: Import: Cost: Documentary Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total burden of preparing the bundle of documents that will enable completion of the international trade for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Insurance cost and informal payments for which no receipt is issued are excluded from the costs recorded. Costs are reported in U.S. dollars. Contributors are asked to convert local currency into U.S. dollars based on the exchange rate prevailing on the day they answer the questionnaire. Contributors are private sector experts in international trade logistics and are informed about exchange rates and their movements. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 283.00 2017 | yearly | 2014 - 2017 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Imports: Lead Time
LK: Imports: Lead Time data was reported at 13.000 Day in 2014. This records a decrease from the previous number of 17.000 Day for 2013. LK: Imports: Lead Time data is updated yearly, averaging 19.500 Day from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 26.000 Day in 2006 and a record low of 13.000 Day in 2014. LK: Imports: Lead Time data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Time to import is the time necessary to comply with all procedures required to import goods. Time is recorded in calendar days. The time calculation for a procedure starts from the moment it is initiated and runs until it is completed. If a procedure can be accelerated for an additional cost, the fastest legal procedure is chosen. It is assumed that neither the exporter nor the importer wastes time and that each commits to completing each remaining procedure without delay. Procedures that can be completed in parallel are measured as simultaneous. The waiting time between procedures--for example, during unloading of the cargo--is included in the measure.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 13.00 2014 | yearly | 2005 - 2014 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Imports: Lead Time: Border Compliance
LK: Imports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data was reported at 72.000 Hour in 2017. This stayed constant from the previous number of 72.000 Hour for 2016. LK: Imports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 72.000 Hour from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 72.000 Hour in 2017 and a record low of 72.000 Hour in 2017. LK: Imports: Lead Time: Border Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank: Trade Statistics. Border compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the economy’s customs regulations and with regulations relating to other inspections that are mandatory in order for the shipment to cross the economy’s border, as well as the time and cost for handling that takes place at its port or border. The time and cost for this segment include time and cost for customs clearance and inspection procedures conducted by other government agencies.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Time is measured in hours, and 1 day is 24 hours (for example, 22 days are recorded as 22 × 24 = 528 hours). If customs clearance takes 7.5 hours, the data are recorded as is. Alternatively, suppose that documents are submitted to a customs agency at 8:00 a.m., are processed overnight and can be picked up at 8:00 a.m. the next day. In this case the time for customs clearance would be recorded as 24 hours because the actual procedure took 24 hours. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 72.00 2017 | yearly | 2014 - 2017 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Imports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance
LK: Imports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data was reported at 48.000 Hour in 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 58.000 Hour for 2016. LK: Imports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data is updated yearly, averaging 58.000 Hour from Dec 2014 (Median) to 2017, with 4 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 58.000 Hour in 2016 and a record low of 48.000 Hour in 2017. LK: Imports: Lead Time: Documentary Compliance data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank: Trade Statistics. Documentary compliance captures the time and cost associated with compliance with the documentary requirements of all government agencies of the origin economy, the destination economy and any transit economies. The aim is to measure the total burden of preparing the bundle of documents that will enable completion of the international trade for the product and partner pair assumed in the case study.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Time is measured in hours, and 1 day is 24 hours (for example, 22 days are recorded as 22 × 24 = 528 hours). If customs clearance takes 7.5 hours, the data are recorded as is. Alternatively, suppose that documents are submitted to a customs agency at 8:00 a.m., are processed overnight and can be picked up at 8:00 a.m. the next day. In this case the time for customs clearance would be recorded as 24 hours because the actual procedure took 24 hours. Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 48.00 2017 | yearly | 2014 - 2017 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case
LK: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case data was reported at 2.000 Day in 2016. This stayed constant from the previous number of 2.000 Day for 2014. LK: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case data is updated yearly, averaging 2.000 Day from Dec 2007 (Median) to 2016, with 5 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.500 Day in 2007 and a record low of 2.000 Day in 2016. LK: Imports: Lead Time: Median Case data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank.WDI: Trade Statistics. Lead time to import is the median time (the value for 50 percent of shipments) from port of discharge to arrival at the consignee. Data are from the Logistics Performance Index survey. Respondents provided separate values for the best case (10 percent of shipments) and the median case (50 percent of shipments). The data are exponentiated averages of the logarithm of single value responses and of midpoint values of range responses for the median case.; ; World Bank and Turku School of Economics, Logistic Performance Index Surveys. Data are available online at : http://www.worldbank.org/lpi. Summary results are published in Arvis and others' Connecting to Compete: Trade Logistics in the Global Economy, The Logistics Performance Index and Its Indicators report.; Unweighted average;
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 2.00 2016 | yearly | 2007 - 2016 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Imports: Number of Documents
LK: Imports: Number of Documents data was reported at 7.000 Number in 2014. This stayed constant from the previous number of 7.000 Number for 2013. LK: Imports: Number of Documents data is updated yearly, averaging 7.000 Number from Dec 2005 (Median) to 2014, with 10 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 10.000 Number in 2006 and a record low of 7.000 Number in 2014. LK: Imports: Number of Documents data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.World Bank: Trade Statistics. All documents required per shipment to import goods are recorded. It is assumed that the contract has already been agreed upon and signed by both parties. Documents required for clearance by government ministries, customs authorities, port and container terminal authorities, health and technical control agencies and banks are taken into account. Since payment is by letter of credit, all documents required by banks for the issuance or securing of a letter of credit are also taken into account. Documents that are renewed annually and that do not require renewal per shipment (for example, an annual tax clearance certificate) are not included.; ; World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).; Unweighted average; Data are presented for the survey year instead of publication year.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 7.00 2014 | yearly | 2005 - 2014 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change
LK: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change data was reported at 12.797 % in Dec 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.026 % for Nov 2017. LK: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change data is updated monthly, averaging 7.956 % from Jan 1958 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 720 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 828.359 % in Mar 2001 and a record low of -85.906 % in Mar 2000. LK: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.IMF.IFS: Trade Statistics.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 12.797 Dec 2017 | monthly | Jan 1958 - Dec 2017 |
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Sri Lanka LK: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period
LK: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data was reported at 5.572 % in Dec 2017. This records a decrease from the previous number of 12.340 % for Nov 2017. LK: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data is updated monthly, averaging 0.000 % from Feb 1957 (Median) to Dec 2017, with 731 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 815.477 % in Apr 2000 and a record low of -86.408 % in Mar 2000. LK: Imports: cif: Local Currency: % Change over Previous Period data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by International Monetary Fund. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.IMF.IFS: Trade Statistics.
| Last | Frequency | Range |
|---|---|---|
| 5.572 Dec 2017 | monthly | Feb 1957 - Dec 2017 |