Sri Lanka Container Port Throughput

2008 - 2023 | Yearly | TEU | United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

Key information about Sri Lanka Container Port Throughput

  • Sri Lanka Container Port Throughput was reported at 6,940,000.000 TEU in Dec 2023
  • This records an increase from the previous number of 6,860,000.000 TEU for Dec 2022. Sri Lanka Container Port Throughput data is updated yearly, averaging 5,185,000.000 TEU from Dec 2008 to 2023, with 16 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 7,250,000.000 TEU in 2021 and a record low of 3,464,297.000 TEU in 2009
  • Sri Lanka Container Port Throughput data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Association: Shipping and Port Sector – Table RP.UNCTAD.CPT: Container Port Throughput (CPT)

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What was Sri Lanka's Container Port Throughput in 2023?

Sri Lanka Container Port Throughput was reported at 6,940,000.000 TEU in Dec 2023 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
6,940,000.000 2023 6,860,000.000 2022 3,464,297.000 2009 7,250,000.000 2021 TEU yearly 2008 - 2023

Container Port Throughput by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (TEU) 184,017.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Algeria (TEU) 1,551,565.000 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Angola (TEU) 677,326.000 2022 yearly 2010 - 2022
Anguilla (TEU) 5,991.500 2020 yearly 2010 - 2020
Antigua and Barbuda (TEU) 27,657.000 2019 yearly 2008 - 2019
Argentina (TEU) 1,490,437.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Aruba (TEU) 65,000.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Australia (TEU) 9,291,164.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Austria (TEU) 285,900.000 2017 yearly 2008 - 2017
Bahamas (TEU) 1,353,256.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Bahrain (TEU) 404,443.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Bangladesh (TEU) 3,108,732.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Barbados (TEU) 101,300.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Belgium (TEU) 11,482,434.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Belize (TEU) 44,510.000 2019 yearly 2008 - 2019
Benin (TEU) 510,895.551 2019 yearly 2008 - 2019
Brazil (TEU) 11,613,563.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Brunei (TEU) 106,174.000 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Bulgaria (TEU) 282,160.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Cambodia (TEU) 732,387.000 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Cameroon (TEU) 340,000.000 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Canada (TEU) 6,102,658.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Cayman Islands (TEU) 40,829.000 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Chile (TEU) 4,203,293.000 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
China (TEU) 279,793,800.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Colombia (TEU) 4,503,448.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Congo (TEU) 1,003,734.000 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Costa Rica (TEU) 1,658,363.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Croatia (TEU) 508,491.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Cuba (TEU) 311,127.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Cyprus (TEU) 359,778.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Denmark (TEU) 926,423.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Djibouti (TEU) 635,000.000 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Dominica (TEU) 7,401.000 2020 yearly 2010 - 2020
Dominican Republic (TEU) 2,101,589.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Ecuador (TEU) 2,588,075.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Egypt (TEU) 8,360,875.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
El Salvador (TEU) 256,043.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Estonia (TEU) 221,405.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Finland (TEU) 1,368,831.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
France (TEU) 4,869,539.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
French Polynesia (TEU) 84,772.000 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Gabon (TEU) 180,000.000 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Georgia (TEU) 701,520.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Germany (TEU) 12,660,224.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Ghana (TEU) 1,228,000.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Greece (TEU) 5,818,508.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Guam (TEU) 84,954.000 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Guatemala (TEU) 1,768,269.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Guyana (TEU) 58,377.000 2021 yearly 2010 - 2021
Haiti (TEU) 200,000.000 2023 yearly 2010 - 2023
Honduras (TEU) 907,410.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (TEU) 14,345,000.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Iceland (TEU) 425,000.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
India (TEU) 22,208,000.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Indonesia (TEU) 12,427,811.000 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Iran (TEU) 1,550,304.000 2021 yearly 2008 - 2021
Ireland (TEU) 895,278.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Israel (TEU) 3,142,212.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Italy (TEU) 11,302,270.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Ivory Coast (TEU) 1,083,605.000 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Jamaica (TEU) 1,995,000.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Japan (TEU) 21,498,446.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Jordan (TEU) 900,768.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Kenya (TEU) 1,623,080.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
South Korea (TEU) 30,003,141.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Kuwait (TEU) 863,618.000 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Latvia (TEU) 468,895.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Lebanon (TEU) 481,099.000 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Libya (TEU) 271,230.550 2019 yearly 2008 - 2019
Lithuania (TEU) 1,050,804.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Madagascar (TEU) 199,712.500 2019 yearly 2008 - 2019
Malaysia (TEU) 28,246,849.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Maldives (TEU) 107,728.183 2019 yearly 2008 - 2019
Malta (TEU) 2,907,257.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Mauritania (TEU) 84,457.992 2019 yearly 2008 - 2019
Mauritius (TEU) 407,825.000 2022 yearly 2008 - 2022
Mexico (TEU) 8,319,202.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Montserrat (TEU) 1,894.500 2020 yearly 2010 - 2020
Morocco (TEU) 9,964,410.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Mozambique (TEU) 489,000.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Myanmar (TEU) 761,557.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Namibia (TEU) 160,883.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Netherlands (TEU) 14,111,298.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Netherlands Antilles (TEU) 164,465.000 2010 yearly 2008 - 2010
New Caledonia (TEU) 111,875.000 2019 yearly 2008 - 2019
New Zealand (TEU) 3,184,218.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Nicaragua (TEU) 155,815.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Nigeria (TEU) 1,466,109.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Norway (TEU) 882,560.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Oman (TEU) 4,608,110.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Pakistan (TEU) 2,850,087.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Panama (TEU) 8,322,863.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Papua New Guinea (TEU) 204,518.000 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Paraguay (TEU) 37,901.250 2020 yearly 2008 - 2020
Peru (TEU) 3,131,889.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Philippines (TEU) 8,803,874.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Poland (TEU) 2,995,174.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Portugal (TEU) 3,178,259.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023
Qatar (TEU) 1,318,414.000 2023 yearly 2008 - 2023

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Sri Lanka Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -6.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2014 - Jun 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 12,278.866 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 15.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 98,799.1 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 95.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2014 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 5,776.459 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 30,149.723 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 4,090.804 2024 yearly 1990 - 2024
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 17,595,054.038 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 10,979,599.147 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 1,057,676.372 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 218,331.171 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,434,468.885 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,216,137.714 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -371,289.223 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -1,007.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,149.4 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Total Exports Growth (%) -0.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 10,722.129 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 6,090.751 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 6,891.315 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 2,156.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Total Imports Growth (%) 26.7 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 358,932.953 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 180,310.512 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 227.720 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 33.719 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 1978 - Aug 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 26.454 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Aug 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 323.156 Aug 2025 monthly Jan 2016 - Aug 2025
Imports: Investment Goods (LKR mn) 128,864.789 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Fuel (LKR mn) 108,473.035 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods (LKR mn) 352,056.655 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Consumer Goods (LKR mn) 172,744.403 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Imports: Intermediate Goods: Textiles & Textile Articles (LKR mn) 77,961.417 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Oct 2025
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 85.924 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 186.833 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 193.708 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2010 - Oct 2025
Exports: India (USD mn) 860.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United States of America (USD mn) 3,321.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: United Kingdom (USD mn) 963.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Germany (USD mn) 742.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Exports: Italy (USD mn) 641.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Japan (USD mn) 252.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: India (USD mn) 4,738.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: Singapore (USD mn) 871.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: China (USD mn) 3,285.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Imports: United Arab Emirates (USD mn) 666.000 2022 yearly 2003 - 2022
Export Value Index (2015=100) 118.509 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 108.993 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 23.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 500.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 2.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 179.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1977 - Jun 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 0.7 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) -329.407 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) -1.3 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -3.6 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) -325.856 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2012 - Jun 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 56,068.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 75.0 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 5,394.9 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2012 - Jun 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 1.746 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -52,220.276 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2013 - Jun 2025
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods (USD mn) -1,660.190 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Debit (USD mn) 6,736.586 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities (USD mn) 145.573 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Credit (USD mn) 1,786.923 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 176.058 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 1,703.281 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services: Debit (USD mn) 906.117 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Debit (USD mn) 7.600 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account (CP) (USD mn) 13.490 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 45.402 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 197.743 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 753.118 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 880.806 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 146.023 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 7.183 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Debit (USD mn) 5,033.889 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Capital Account: Credit (USD mn) 21.090 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account: Credit (USD mn) 7,039.961 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current Account (CA) (USD mn) 303.375 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets (USD mn) 489.501 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 43.462 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Goods: Credit (USD mn) 3,373.699 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -45.852 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 0.857 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Debit (USD mn) 6,744.186 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & Capital Account (USD mn) 316.866 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 7,061.052 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 283.718 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 1,659.819 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: CA: Primary Income (PI) (USD mn) -577.059 Sep 2024 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 66,403.522 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 14,481.753 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -51,921.770 Sep 2024 quarterly Dec 2012 - Sep 2024
No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) 6,298.000 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 6.6 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 6,996.058 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Oct 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 45,095.537 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1994 - Sep 2025
M2 Growth (%) 10.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1995 - Sep 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 2.0 Nov 2025 monthly Mar 1997 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 5,942.4 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1956 - Nov 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1982 - Oct 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 84.550 Nov 2025 monthly Dec 1977 - Nov 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn) 57,394.133 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%) 10.6 Dec 2024 monthly Dec 2003 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 60,882.3 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1996 - Oct 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 11.8 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1997 - Sep 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,750.1 Dec 2024 quarterly Jun 2010 - Dec 2024
Total Loans (USD mn) 33,121.653 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1983 - Sep 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 16.69 Sep 2025 monthly Dec 1984 - Sep 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 26.04 Dec 2024 quarterly Dec 2010 - Dec 2024
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 6,033.000 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Nov 2025
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 5,942.400 Nov 2025 monthly Nov 2013 - Nov 2025
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 5.8 Oct 2025 monthly May 2016 - Oct 2025
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 130.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2014 - Sep 2025
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 57.200 Dec 2024 monthly May 2015 - Dec 2024

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