Sri Lanka | Imports and Exports | World | Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums | Value (US$) and Value Growth, YoY (%) | 2011 - 2023
The value of exports of commodity group 4001 "Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip" from Sri Lanka totalled $ 28 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 4001 from Sri Lanka decreased by 31% in value terms compared to 2022. exports of commodity group 4001 "Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip" decreased by $ 12.8 million (cumulative exports of commodity group 4001 from Sri Lanka amounted $41 million in 2022)
Exports of commodity group 4001 "Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip" amounted to 0.237% of total exports from Sri Lanka (cumulative merchandise exports from Sri Lanka totalled $ 12 billion in 2023). The share of commodity group 4001 in total exports from Sri Lanka decreased by 0.067 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.305% in 2022 and cumulative exports from Sri Lanka were equal to $ 13.5 billion).
Exports of commodity group 4001 amounted to 3.04% of total sales of group "" from Sri Lanka in 2023 (the value of exports of commodity group from Sri Lanka amounted to $941 million in 2023). The share of exports of commodity group 4001 in sales of commodity group from Sri Lanka lowered by 0.865 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 3.9% in 2022, and exports of commodity group from Sri Lanka were $1.06 billion).
Where does Sri Lanka export Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip?
Top export destinations of "Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip" from Sri Lanka in 2023:
- Pakistan with a share of 24% (7.13 million US$)
- Japan with a share of 11.2% (3.21 million US$)
- South Africa with a share of 8.1% (2.31 million US$)
- China with a share of 7.93% (2.27 million US$)
- Germany with a share of 6.54% (1.87 million US$)
- Vietnam with a share of 6.24% (1.78 million US$)
- India with a share of 6% (1.71 million US$)
- USA with a share of 4.19% (1.2 million US$)
- Malaysia with a share of 3.38% (969 thousand US$)
- Italy with a share of 3.04% (871 thousand US$)
Exports structure of 4001 - Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip - from Sri Lanka in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 66% (18.9 million US$): 400129 - Natural rubber other than latex/smoked sheets/technically spec. nat. rubber
- 23% (6.83 million US$): 400121 - Natural rubber (excl. latex), in smoked sheets
- 5.04% (1.44 million US$): 400110 - Natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanised
- 4.89% (1.4 million US$): 400122 - Technically spec. nat. rubber (TSNR)
The value of imports of commodity group 4001 "Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip" to Sri Lanka totalled $ 54 million in 2023. Sales of commodity group 4001 to Sri Lanka decreased by 57% in value terms compared to 2022. imports of commodity group 4001 "Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip" decreased by $ 72 million (the value of imports of commodity group 4001 to Sri Lanka was equal to $126 million in 2022)
Imports of commodity group 4001 "Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip" accounted for 0.329% of total import flow to Sri Lanka (in 2023, total imports to Sri Lanka amounted to $ 16.3 billion). The share of commodity group 4001 in total imports to Sri Lanka decreased by 0.389 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 0.719% in 2022 and cumulative imports to Sri Lanka were equal to $ 17.5 billion).
Imports of commodity group 4001 reached 20% of total imports of group "" to Sri Lanka in 2023 (imports of commodity group to Sri Lanka totalled $266 million in 2023). The share of purchases of commodity group 4001 in imports of commodity group to Sri Lanka went down by 10.7 p.p. compared to 2022 (it was 30% in 2022, and imports of commodity group to Sri Lanka accounted for $407 million).
Where does Sri Lanka import Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip from?
Top trading partners (import of "Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip") of Sri Lanka in 2023:
- Thailand with a share of 47% (25 million US$)
- Vietnam with a share of 24% (13.3 million US$)
- Indonesia with a share of 14.8% (8.04 million US$)
- Malaysia with a share of 4.4% (2.37 million US$)
- Côte d`Ivoire with a share of 3.26% (1.76 million US$)
- India with a share of 2.88% (1.55 million US$)
- Belgium - 352 thousand US$
- Bangladesh - 302 thousand US$
- United Kingdom - 187 thousand US$
- Singapore - 88 thousand US$
Imports structure of 4001 - Natural rubber, balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle and similar natural gums, in primary forms or in plates, sheets or strip - to Sri Lanka in 2023 represented by the following main commodity groups:
- 57% (31 million US$): 400122 - Technically spec. nat. rubber (TSNR)
- 29% (16 million US$): 400110 - Natural rubber latex, whether or not pre-vulcanised
- 12.3% (6.67 million US$): 400121 - Natural rubber (excl. latex), in smoked sheets
- 0.599% (324 thousand US$): 400129 - Natural rubber other than latex/smoked sheets/technically spec. nat. rubber
- 0% (421 US$): 400130 - Balata, gutta-percha, guayule, chicle & sim. nat. gums
