Sri Lanka Export Data

Where the country’s exports go, what’s leaving the Port of Colombo right now, and which markets buy what: the whole trade picture in one live view.

$12.1BExports per year
200+Destination markets
31,656Containers shipped this week
44Vessels loading now

Real-time port activity

Live container traffic, Port of Colombo

LIVE · updated 20 out 2026

Rolling ~27-day window: vessels in port and scheduled to load 17 out to 15 nov, refreshed daily. Outbound sailings, CICT 25,138 + JCT 6,518, weighted by containers loaded. Destinations shown are each ship’s next port of call; Colombo is a transshipment hub, so this is port outflow, not where the cargo ultimately ends up. For Sri Lanka’s actual export markets, see “Where Sri Lanka’s exports go” below.

USA / N. America 6,236India 4,908Gulf / Pakistan 2,650Bangladesh 2,150China / Far East 1,800Mediterranean 1,641UK / Europe 1,528South America 1,400Australia 1,244East Africa 1,100Maldives 350Charter / unnamed 6,649 · ad-hoc charters & unnamed services

Top shipping lines by volume

MSC12,433
CMA7,141
HLL2,598
WHL1,680
BSC1,500
OOC1,500

Upcoming sailings

MSC ALTAMIRAMSCAUSTRALIAEXPRESS1,244
SOL PROGRESSOESSBS49
OOCL LE HAVREOOCCPX400
AIN SNAN EXPRESSHLLUSEC41,173
SOL PRIMEOESIBS180

Source: Port of Colombo terminal movements · compiled by SriLankaExport · updated daily (20 out 2026)

Full-year trade profile

Where Sri Lanka's exports go

Top Sri Lanka export destinations 2024
1United States$2.9B 23.8%
2United Kingdom$924M 7.6%
3India$886M 7.3%
4Germany$626M 5.2%
5Italy$591M 4.9%
6Netherlands$389M 3.2%
7UAE$341M 2.8%
8Canada$317M 2.6%
9France$263M 2.2%
10China$261M 2.2%

What Sri Lanka exports, and which markets each product serves

Apparel & textiles
$4.6B 38%
→US 40% · UK 14% · Italy 10%
Tea & spices
$1.8B 15%
→India 9% · Iraq 8% · Russia 8%
Rubber & tyres
$994M 8%
→US 33% · Germany 10% · Belgium 6%
Gems & jewellery
$328M 3%
→Israel 29% · Switzerland 24% · India 9%
Fish & seafood
$255M 2%
→US 15% · Germany 10% · UK 9%
Coir & coconut
$209M 2%
→Mexico 12% · China 11% · US 7%

Source: UN Comtrade — Sri Lanka export statistics 2024 (HS commodity × destination)

Sri Lanka · supply side

Where Sri Lankan exporters are: 2,821+ mapped

Real exporters from our directory, placed by registered district. Tea clusters in the central & southern hills, cinnamon & spices in the south, the supply-side companion to our global buyer-demand map.

Colombo: 1,126 verified exportersGampaha: 317 verified exportersKalutara: 105 verified exportersKandy: 155 verified exportersNuwara Eliya: 94 verified exportersGalle: 236 verified exportersMatara: 217 verified exportersRatnapura: 352 verified exportersKegalle: 42 verified exportersBadulla: 136 verified exportersMatale: 15 verified exportersKurunegala: 9 verified exportersPuttalam: 5 verified exportersAnuradhapura: 1 verified exportersPolonnaruwa: 1 verified exportersHambantota: 3 verified exportersBatticaloa: 3 verified exportersAmpara: 1 verified exportersJaffna: 2 verified exportersVavuniya: 1 verified exporters ColomboRatnapuraGampahaGalleMataraKandyBadulla
Commercial & apparel hubsUp-country teaLow-country tea & cinnamonCoconut triangle
Exporters by district
  • Colombo1,126
  • Ratnapura352
  • Gampaha317
  • Galle236
  • Matara217
  • Kandy155
  • Badulla136
  • Kalutara105
  • Nuwara Eliya94
  • Kegalle42
  • Matale15
  • Kurunegala9
  • Puttalam5
  • Batticaloa3
  • Hambantota3
  • Jaffna2
  • Polonnaruwa1
  • Anuradhapura1
  • Ampara1
  • Vavuniya1

Sri Lankan exporters shown by registered district · aggregate, company-level figures.

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