Home / Countries / Sri Lanka What does Sri Lanka produce and export? Sri Lanka ranks in the top ten producers of 7 commodities: cinnamon (#4, 8.4% of world output in 2024), tea (#4, 4.6% of world output in 2024), cloves (#5, 2.9% of world output in 2024), cardamom (#6, 2.1% of world output in 2024), pepper (#7, 4.8% of world output in 2024), coconut oil (#8, 1.4% of world output in 2023) and more. It is a top-ten exporter of cinnamon (#2, 24% of world export value in 2024), sisal (#2, 25% of world export value in 2024), tea (#2, 18% of world export value in 2024), cloves (#6, 1.7% of world export value in 2024), cardamom (#7, 1.6% of world export value in 2024) and more.
Where sri lanka is produced, 2024 World map shaded by share of sri lanka production in 2024. Darkest: Sri Lanka 100%. 1 producing countries shown. Fiji: no reported production Tanzania: no reported production Western Sahara: no reported production Canada: no reported production United States: no reported production Kazakhstan: no reported production Uzbekistan: no reported production Papua New Guinea: no reported production Indonesia: no reported production Argentina: no reported production Chile: no reported production DR Congo: no reported production Somalia: no reported production Kenya: no reported production Sudan: no reported production Chad: no reported production Haiti: no reported production Dominican Republic: no reported production Russia: no reported production Bahamas: no reported production Falkland Isds (Malvinas): no reported production Norway: no reported production Greenland: no reported production Fr. South Antarctic Terr.: no reported production Timor-Leste: no reported production South Africa: no reported production Lesotho: no reported production Mexico: no reported production Uruguay: no reported production Brazil: no reported production Bolivia: no reported production Peru: no reported production Colombia: no reported production Panama: no reported production Costa Rica: no reported production Nicaragua: no reported production Honduras: no reported production El Salvador: no reported production Guatemala: no reported production Belize: no reported production Venezuela: no reported production Guyana: no reported production Suriname: no reported production France: no reported production Ecuador: no reported production Puerto Rico: no reported production Jamaica: no reported production Cuba: no reported production Zimbabwe: no reported production Botswana: no reported production Namibia: no reported production Senegal: no reported production Mali: no reported production Mauritania: no reported production Benin: no reported production Niger: no reported production Nigeria: no reported production Cameroon: no reported production Togo: no reported production Ghana: no reported production Ivory Coast: no reported production Guinea: no reported production Guinea-Bissau: no reported production Liberia: no reported production Sierra Leone: no reported production Burkina Faso: no reported production Central African Republic: no reported production Republic of the Congo: no reported production Gabon: no reported production Equatorial Guinea: no reported production Zambia: no reported production Malawi: no reported production Mozambique: no reported production Eswatini: no reported production Angola: no reported production Burundi: no reported production Israel: no reported production Lebanon: no reported production Madagascar: no reported production Palestine: no reported production Gambia: no reported production Tunisia: no reported production Algeria: no reported production Jordan: no reported production United Arab Emirates: no reported production Qatar: no reported production Kuwait: no reported production Iraq: no reported production Oman: no reported production Vanuatu: no reported production Cambodia: no reported production Thailand: no reported production Laos: no reported production Myanmar: no reported production Vietnam: no reported production North Korea: no reported production South Korea: no reported production Mongolia: no reported production India: no reported production Bangladesh: no reported production Bhutan: no reported production Nepal: no reported production Pakistan: no reported production Afghanistan: no reported production Tajikistan: no reported production Kyrgyzstan: no reported production Turkmenistan: no reported production Iran: no reported production Syria: no reported production Armenia: no reported production Sweden: no reported production Belarus: no reported production Ukraine: no reported production Poland: no reported production Austria: no reported production Hungary: no reported production Moldova: no reported production Romania: no reported production Lithuania: no reported production Latvia: no reported production Estonia: no reported production Germany: no reported production Bulgaria: no reported production Greece: no reported production Turkey: no reported production Albania: no reported production Croatia: no reported production Switzerland: no reported production Luxembourg: no reported production Belgium: no reported production Netherlands: no reported production Portugal: no reported production Spain: no reported production Ireland: no reported production New Caledonia: no reported production Solomon Islands: no reported production New Zealand: no reported production Australia: no reported production Sri Lanka: 100% (1) China: no reported production Taiwan: no reported production Italy: no reported production Denmark: no reported production United Kingdom: no reported production Iceland: no reported production Azerbaijan: no reported production Georgia: no reported production Philippines: no reported production Malaysia: no reported production Brunei: no reported production Slovenia: no reported production Finland: no reported production Slovakia: no reported production Czechia: no reported production Eritrea: no reported production Japan: no reported production Paraguay: no reported production Yemen: no reported production Saudi Arabia: no reported production Antarctica N. Cyprus Cyprus: no reported production Morocco: no reported production Egypt: no reported production Libya: no reported production Ethiopia: no reported production Djibouti: no reported production Somaliland Uganda: no reported production Rwanda: no reported production Bosnia and Herzegovina: no reported production North Macedonia: no reported production Serbia: no reported production Montenegro: no reported production Kosovo Trinidad and Tobago: no reported production South Sudan: no reported production <0.5% 0.5–1% 1–2.5% 2.5–5% 5–10% 10–20% ≥20% Share of world production, 2024. Countries with no reported production are unshaded. What does Sri Lanka produce? Commodities where Sri Lanka is a top-ten producer Commodity World rank Share of world Production Year Source Cinnamon Softs 4 8.4% 20,587 t 2024 FAOSTAT Tea Softs 4 4.6% 1.5 million t 2024 FAOSTAT Cloves Softs 5 2.9% 5,813 t 2024 FAOSTAT Cardamom Softs 6 2.1% 4,058 t 2024 FAOSTAT Pepper Softs 7 4.8% 44,467 t 2024 FAOSTAT Coconut oil Oilseeds & vegetable oils 8 1.4% 43,475 t 2023 FAOSTAT Ginger Fruit & vegetables 10 1.1% 52,019 t 2024 FAOSTAT
What does Sri Lanka export? Top 7 sri lanka commodity exports, 2024 Bar chart of top 7 sri lanka commodity exports in 2024: Cinnamon 24%, Sisal 25%, Tea 18%, Cloves 1.7%, Cardamom 1.6%, Coconut oil 1.1%, Pepper 2.8%; rest of world 26%. Cinnamon Cinnamon: 24%, $199.5 million 24% Sisal Sisal: 25%, $169.8 million 25% Tea Tea: 18%, $1.4 billion 18% Cloves Cloves: 1.7%, $11.3 million 1.7% Cardamom Cardamom: 1.6%, $19.9 million 1.6% Coconut oil Coconut oil: 1.1%, $90.5 million 1.1% Pepper Pepper: 2.8%, $168.7 million 2.8% Rest of world Rest of world: 26%, $0 26% Sri Lanka's largest commodity exports by value, with share of world exports for each line (CEPII BACI, 2024). Bars show share of world trade in that commodity, not share of the country's exports. Top 7 sri lanka commodity exports in 2024 Rank Country Export value (US$) Share of world 2 cinnamon $199.5 million 24% 2 sisal $169.8 million 25% 2 tea $1.4 billion 18% 6 cloves $11.3 million 1.7% 7 cardamom $19.9 million 1.6% 9 coconut-oil $90.5 million 1.1% 9 pepper $168.7 million 2.8% Rest of world $0 26%
Commodities where Sri Lanka is a top-ten exporter Commodity World rank Share of world exports Export value Year Cinnamon 2 24% $199.5 million 2024 Sisal 2 25% $169.8 million 2024 Tea 2 18% $1.4 billion 2024 Cloves 6 1.7% $11.3 million 2024 Cardamom 7 1.6% $19.9 million 2024 Coconut oil 9 1.1% $90.5 million 2024 Pepper 9 2.8% $168.7 million 2024
Top-ten importer of Coconut oil : #7, 2.8% of world imports, $221.8 million (2024)Lentils : #8, 2.9% of world imports, $122.4 million (2024)Cashews : #9, 0.1% of world imports, $4.2 million (2024)Sources: FAOSTAT (crops and livestock), USGS Mineral Commodity Summaries (minerals), Energy Institute Statistical Review (energy) for production; CEPII BACI for trade. Ranks count only the commodities on this site.
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Data updated 6 September 2026.