Main Exports

Tea
Rubber
Coconuts
Gems
Garments

desiccated coconut, cinnamon, ceramic products, wooden articles, made-up textiles, coconut fiber, activated carbon, articles of leather, and articles of steel.

Main Invisible Exports

Expatriate remittances and tourism.

Sri Lanka is the largest exporter of Black Tea, accounting for 24.5% of total world tea exports;


eighth largest exporter of rubber; largest producer of pale and brown crepe rubber; largest producer of cinnamon accounting for 90% of total world exports; second largest exporter of desiccated coconut accounting of 30% of world exports; largest export of brown choir fibers and accounts for 1/3 of world production of coconut fiber.

Industrial Products

Canned fruit, cement, ceramic ware, cosmetic accessories, dairy products, diamonds (cutting and polishing), footwear, garments, gloves, handicrafts, leather goods, rubber goods, wood and wood products, paper and paper products.