China Imports from Sri Lanka was US$391.8 Million during 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. China Imports from Sri Lanka - data, historical chart and statistics - was last updated on August of 2025.


China Imports from Sri Lanka Value Year
Articles of apparel, knit or crocheted $93.54M 2024
Coffee, tea, mate and spices $61.23M 2024
Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins $55.75M 2024
Articles of apparel, not knit or crocheted $34.45M 2024
Miscellaneous chemical products $29.18M 2024
Electrical, electronic equipment $22.94M 2024
Vegetable plaiting materials, vegetable products $16.06M 2024
Rubbers $11.73M 2024
Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatics invertebrates $11.56M 2024
Copper $9.14M 2024
Vegetable textile fibers not specified elsewhere, paper yarn, woven fabric $7.66M 2024
Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal $5.30M 2024
Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers $4.49M 2024
Salt, sulphur, earth, stone, plaster, lime and cement $3.55M 2024
Manmade filaments $3.47M 2024
Plastics $2.66M 2024
Furniture, lighting signs, prefabricated buildings $2.22M 2024
Impregnated, coated or laminated textile fabric $1.63M 2024
Ores slag and ash $1.32M 2024
Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus $1.24M 2024
Ceramic products $1.23M 2024
Toys, games, sports requisites $1.15M 2024
Articles of leather, animal gut, harness, travel good $1.00M 2024
Miscellaneous edible preparations $976.23K 2024
Commodities not specified according to kind $969.44K 2024
Wadding, felt, nonwovens, yarns, twine, cordage $964.12K 2024
Aluminum $856.32K 2024
Meat, fish and seafood preparations $667.20K 2024
Animal, vegetable fats and oils, cleavage products $637.87K 2024
Essential oils, perfumes, cosmetics, toileteries $605.29K 2024
Headgear and $350.09K 2024
Vegetable, fruit, nut food preparations $348.78K 2024
Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons $291.57K 2024
Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products $258.71K 2024
Miscellaneous articles of base metal $254.10K 2024
Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products $245.30K 2024
Aircraft, spacecraft $228.97K 2024
Other made textile articles, sets, worn clothing $227.72K 2024
Miscellanneous manufactured articles $216.84K 2024
Knitted or crocheted fabric $175.58K 2024
Vehicles other than railway, tramway $172.70K 2024
Manmade staple fibers $128.49K 2024
Special woven or tufted fabric, lace, tapestry $120.84K 2024
Oil seed, oleagic fruits, grain, seed, fruits $110.18K 2024
Paper and paperboard, articles of pulp, paper and board $102.83K 2024
Products of animal origin $97.80K 2024
Articles of iron or steel $59.81K 2024
Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder $39.05K 2024
Footwear, gaiters and the like, $38.86K 2024
Tools, implements, cutlery of base metal $35.31K 2024
Works of art, collectors' pieces and antiques $20.16K 2024
Cocoa and cocoa preparations $14.67K 2024
Beverages, spirits and vinegar $12.71K 2024
Live trees, plants, bulbs, roots, cut flowers $12.46K 2024
Printed books, newspapers, pictures $12.04K 2024
Carpets and other textile floor coverings $11.19K 2024
Soaps, lubricants, waxes, candles, modelling pastes $4.58K 2024
Iron and steel $3.84K 2024
Manufacturers of plaiting material, basketwork $3.48K 2024
Musical instruments, parts and accessories $2.26K 2024
Sugars and sugar confectionery $1.74K 2024
Glass and glassware $1.05K 2024
Organic chemicals $906 2024
Cotton $871 2024
Umbrellas, walking-sticks, seat-sticks, whips $335 2024
Stone, plaster, cement, asbestos, mica or similar materials $280 2024
Clocks and watches $216 2024
Lac, gums, resins $129 2024
Milling products, malt, starches, inlin, wheat gluten $75 2024
Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes $34 2024
Silk $3.57K 2023
Furskins and artificial fur, manufactures $816 2023
Inorganic chemicals, precious metal compound, isotope $532 2023
Raw hides and skins (other than furskins) and leather $36 2023
Tin $4 2023
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
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 98.24 114.77 170.52 -61.99 USD Billion [+]
Current Account 1351.00 1654.00 1654.00 -522.52 USD Hundred Million [+]
Current Account to GDP 2.20 1.50 10.10 -3.70 percent of GDP [+]
Imports 223.54 210.41 369.43 1.39 USD Billion [+]
Exports 321.78 325.18 539.94 1.25 USD Billion [+]
External Debt 24198.00 24475.00 27465.60 158.28 USD Hundred Million [+]
Terms of Trade 101.20 99.50 119.65 81.75 points [+]
Foreign Direct Investment 423.20 498.80 1891.30 18.32 USD Hundred Million [+]
Capital Flows -1656.00 -1873.16 759.97 -1873.16 USD Hundred Million [+]
Tourist Arrivals 2694.00 1378.38 4294.30 0.00 Tens of Thousands [+]
Gold Reserves 2298.53 2292.31 2298.53 395.01 Tonnes [+]
Crude Oil Production 4310.00 4500.00 4500.00 1012.00 BBL/D/1K [+]
Freight Traffic Waterways 858.33 869.83 1453.34 12.00 Millions Ton [+]
Freight Traffic Civil Aviation 890.00 860.00 1430.00 6.00 Thousands Ton [+]
Current Account Goods 2376.00 2498.22 2498.22 -24.81 USD Hundred Million [+]
Freight Traffic Railway 437.60 439.75 807.90 91.00 Millions Ton [+]
Direct Investment Liabilities 145.22 340.56 1072.06 -149.73 USD Hundred Million [+]
Auto Exports 526488.00 591220.00 591220.00 37328.00 [+]
Electric Car Exports 174116.00 188497.00 198483.00 1006.00 [+]
Freight Traffic 4948.27 4991.36 8027.31 190.00 Millions Ton [+]
Freight Traffic Highways 3651.46 3680.93 6000.00 32.00 Millions Ton [+]
Imports YoY 4.10 1.10 85.50 -43.10 percent [+]
Exports YoY 7.20 5.80 154.60 -40.60 percent [+]
Current Account Services -593.00 -474.44 46.69 -808.60 USD Hundred Million [+]
Foreign Direct Investment YoY -15.20 -13.20 109.78 -32.60 percent [+]
Terrorism Index 1.86 0.58 6.68 0.00 Points [+]
Weapons Sales 1131.00 2982.00 2982.00 3.00 SIPRI TIV Million [+]