China Imports from Sri Lanka was US$356.12 Million during 2023, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Imports from Sri Lanka - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on April of 2024.


China Imports from Sri Lanka Value Year
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $74.16M 2023
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $61.61M 2023
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $36.89M 2023
Electrical, electronic equipment $27.22M 2023
Miscellaneous chemical products $23.03M 2023
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $21.86M 2023
Ores slag and ash $16.53M 2023
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $15.44M 2023
Rubbers $14.18M 2023
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $12.06M 2023
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $10.57M 2023
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $8.29M 2023
Copper $5.74M 2023
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $3.40M 2023
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $3.16M 2023
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $3.06M 2023
Plastics $2.17M 2023
Ceramic products $1.94M 2023
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $1.60M 2023
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $1.38M 2023
Manmade filaments $1.37M 2023
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $1.12M 2023
Toys, games, sports requisites $993.64K 2023
Aluminum $929.77K 2023
Commodities not specified according to kind $879.27K 2023
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $677.13K 2023
Miscellaneous edible preparations $601.21K 2023
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $526.91K 2023
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $483.79K 2023
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $441.45K 2023
Articles of iron or steel $420.00K 2023
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $389.29K 2023
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $383.62K 2023
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $316.08K 2023
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $239.75K 2023
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $221.73K 2023
Aircraft, spacecraft $219.32K 2023
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $212.62K 2023
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $209.36K 2023
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $201.13K 2023
Knitted or crocheted fabric $179.04K 2023
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $174.22K 2023
Headgear and $156.96K 2023
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $92.34K 2023
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $78.41K 2023
Manmade staple fibers $72.21K 2023
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $57.43K 2023
Cotton $52.84K 2023
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $37.57K 2023
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $25.86K 2023
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $20.22K 2023
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $12.81K 2023
Products of animal origin $11.85K 2023
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $6.72K 2023
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $5.92K 2023
Glass and glassware $5.29K 2023
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $5.08K 2023
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $4.54K 2023
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $3.88K 2023
Silk $3.57K 2023
Iron and steel $2.61K 2023
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $2.52K 2023
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $950 2023
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $895 2023
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $816 2023
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $532 2023
Organic chemicals $327 2023
Clocks and watches $65 2023
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $57 2023
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $36 2023
Tin $4 2023
Sugars and sugar confectionery $1.67K 2022
Edible vegetables and certain roots and tubers $391 2022
Base metals not specified elsewhere, cermets. $322 2022
Railway, tramway locomotives, rolling stock, equipment $50 2022
Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products $13 2022
Bird skin, feathers, artificial flowers, human hair $3 2022
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $188.53M 2021
Fertilizers $6.10K 2021
Nickel $1.79K 2021
Tanning, dyeing extracts, tannins, derivatives, pigments $574 2021
Tobacco and manufactures tobacco substitutes $200 2020
Pharmaceutical products $18 2020
Ships, boats, and other floating structures $168K 2019
Lead $48.28K 2019
Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste $328.02K 2018
Wool, animal hair, horsehair yarn and fabric $68.82K 2016
Cereals $94 2011




china Last Previous Highest Lowest Unit
Balance of Trade 58.55 125.16 125.16 -61.99 USD Billion [+]
Current Account 561.92 607.79 1514.78 -522.52 USD Hundred Million [+]
Current Account to GDP 1.50 2.20 10.10 -3.70 percent of GDP [+]
Imports 221.15 180.57 253.01 1.39 USD Billion [+]
Exports 279.68 220.28 339.66 1.25 USD Billion [+]
External Debt 24475.00 24527.60 27465.60 158.28 USD Hundred Million [+]
Terms of Trade 89.89 92.49 119.65 81.75 points [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 424.60 300.00 1891.30 18.32 USD Hundred Million [+]
Capital Flows -466.36 -567.61 759.97 -1379.40 USD Hundred Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 1378.00 0.00 4911.36 0.00 Tens of Thousands [+]
Gold Reserves 2264.87 2235.39 2264.87 395.01 Tonnes [+]
Crude Oil Production 4173.00 4150.00 4408.00 1012.00 BBL/D/1K [+]
Direct Investment Liabilities 176.68 -117.53 1052.37 -117.53 USD Hundred Million [+]
Current Account Goods 1511.43 1611.20 1959.78 -24.81 USD Hundred Million [+]
Freight Traffic Waterways 1399.10 857.20 1399.10 12.00 Millions Ton [+]
Freight Traffic Railway 806.00 436.00 806.00 91.00 Millions Ton [+]
Freight Traffic Civil Aviation 1300.00 743.68 1300.00 6.00 Thousands Ton [+]
Freight Traffic Highways 5454.27 3433.58 6000.00 32.00 Millions Ton [+]
Freight Traffic 7660.50 4727.14 7660.50 190.00 Millions Ton [+]
Electric Car Exports 112502.00 135719.00 178794.00 1006.00 [+]
Auto Exports 416210.00 340498.00 467459.00 37328.00 [+]
Foreign Direct Investment YoY -26.10 -19.90 109.78 -32.60 percent [+]
Exports YoY -7.50 5.60 154.60 -40.60 percent [+]
Current Account Services -566.95 -662.46 46.69 -808.60 USD Hundred Million [+]
Imports YoY -1.90 -8.20 85.50 -43.10 percent [+]
Terrorism Index 0.58 0.00 6.68 0.00 Points [+]
Weapons Sales 2017.00 1462.00 2605.00 3.00 SIPRI TIV Million [+]