CPIA trade rating in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: CPIA trade rating was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▲ Rising
CPIA trade rating in Sri Lanka, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia trade rating in Sri Lanka stood at 4 1=low to 6=high. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia trade rating in Sri Lanka peaked at 4 1=low to 6=high in 2006 and was at its lowest, 3.5 1=low to 6=high, in 2005.
Sri Lanka ranks 13th of 84 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
CPIA trade rating in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | -12.5% |
| 2008 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +14.3% |
| 2012 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | -12.5% |
| 2019 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | -12.5% |
| 2023 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +14.3% |
| 2024 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.6 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.86 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.88 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 1=low to 6=high | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 13 Bosnia and Herzegovina 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Burundi 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Cameroon 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Côte d'Ivoire 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Dominica 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Gambia 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Ghana 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Grenada 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Guinea 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Guinea-Bissau 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Guyana 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Honduras 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 India 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Kenya 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Kyrgyzstan 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Lao People's Democratic Republic 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Lesotho 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Madagascar 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Maldives 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Mauritania 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Micronesia, Federated States of 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Mongolia 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Nepal 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Nicaragua 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Niger 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Pakistan 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Papua New Guinea 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Samoa 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Sao Tome and Principe 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Saint Lucia 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Timor-Leste 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Tonga 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Uganda 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Uzbekistan 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Vanuatu 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Viet Nam 4 1=low to 6=high compare
- 13 Zambia 4 1=low to 6=high compare
More public sector data for Sri Lanka
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4107 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 80 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 60.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0134 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 80.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cpia trade rating in Sri Lanka?
- Cpia trade rating in Sri Lanka was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia trade rating recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 4 1=low to 6=high in 2006.
- What is the lowest cpia trade rating recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cpia trade rating?
- Sri Lanka ranks 13th out of 84 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia trade rating rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA trade rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Trade assesses how the policy framework fosters trade in goods.