ICT goods imports in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: ICT goods imports was 3.5% in 2024. ▬ Flat
ICT goods imports in Sri Lanka, 2000–2024
Source: UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD). Measured in % total goods imports.
Analysis
In 2024, ict goods imports in Sri Lanka stood at 3.5%.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.6% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict goods imports in Sri Lanka peaked at 6.0% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2.9%, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 107th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
ICT goods imports in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % total goods imports | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4.5% | — |
| 2001 | 3.5% | -22.4% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 4.6% | +39.5% |
| 2004 | 4.1% | -10.2% |
| 2005 | 4.8% | +17.2% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 3.8% | -25.9% |
| 2008 | 4.1% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 3.2% | -22.2% |
| 2010 | 2.9% | -9.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5% | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 3.7% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 3.8% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 3.4% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 4.2% | +24.7% |
| 2016 | 4.9% | +16.5% |
| 2017 | 4.6% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 4.5% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 5.2% | +15.8% |
| 2021 | 6.0% | +15.2% |
| 2022 | 2.9% | -52.1% |
| 2023 | 3.1% | +7.7% |
| 2024 | 3.5% | +12.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.1% | 3.2% | 5.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.9% | 4.9% | 9 |
| 2020s | 4.1% | 2.9% | 6.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0722 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict goods imports in Sri Lanka?
- Ict goods imports in Sri Lanka was 3.5% in 2024, according to UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
- What is the highest ict goods imports recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 6.0% in 2021.
- What is the lowest ict goods imports recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.9% in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for ict goods imports?
- Sri Lanka ranks 107th out of 188 countries with data for 2024.
- Is ict goods imports rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from UNCTADstat database, UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), published as part of ICT goods imports (% total goods imports). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Information and communication technology goods imports include computers and peripheral equipment, communication equipment, consumer electronic equipment, electronic components, and other information and technology goods (miscellaneous).