Economy of Sri Lanka Colombo, the financial centre of Sri Lanka Currency Sri Lankan rupee (LKR) Fiscal year Calendar year Trade organisations SAFTA, WTO, IOR - ARC, BIMSTEC, AIIB Statistics GDP $93.45 Billion / $298.310 billion PPP (2018 est.) GDP growth 3.1 % (2017 actual (3.2 % in 1Q2018)) GDP per capita US $ 4,310 / US $ 13,847 PPP GDP by sector agriculture: 7.8 %; industry: 30.5 %; services: 61.7 % (2017) Inflation (CPI) 7.3 % (2017 dec.) Population below poverty line 6.7 % (2012) Gini coefficient 36.4 (2013) Labour force 8.937 million (2017) Labour force by occupation agriculture: 28.4 %; industry: 25.7 %; services: 45.9 % (December 2016 est.) Unemployment 4.6 % (2017) Main industries processing of rubber, tea, coconuts, tobacco and other agricultural commodities; telecommunications, insurance, banking; tourism, shipping; clothing, textiles; cement, petroleum refining, information technology services, construction Ease - of - doing - business rank 110th (2017) External Exports $15 billion (2018 est.) Export goods textiles and apparel, tea and spices, rubber manufactures, pharmaceuticals, precious stones, coconut products, fish Main export partners United States 27.3 % United Kingdom 10.2 % Germany 5 % India 5 % Italy 4 % (2016) Imports $21.14 billion (2017 est.) Import goods petroleum, machinery and transportation equipment, textile fabrics, building materials, mineral products, foodstuffs Main import partners China 22 % India 20 % UAE 6.1 % Singapore 5.9 % Japan 5.4 % (2016) FDI stock US $1.63 Billion (2017) Gross external debt ~ $35 billion (2016 est.) or 76 % of GDP (2015 est.) Public finances Revenues $12.64 billion (2017 est.) Expenses $16.66 billion (2017 est.) Credit rating Standard & Poor 's: BB - (Domestic) B+ (Foreign) B+ (T&C Assessment) Outlook: Stable Moody 's: B1 Outlook: Stable Fitch: B+ Outlook: Positive Foreign reserves $8 billion (2018.) Main data source: CIA World Fact Book All values, unless otherwise stated, are in US dollars.
what are the main imports of sri lanka
petroleum petroleum machinery and transportation equipment textile fabrics building materials mineral products foodstuffs