Graphic papers — Import value, per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Graphic papers — Import value, per capita was 0.008 1000 USD per person in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Graphic papers — Import value, per capita in Sri Lanka, 1961–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in 1000 USD per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 0.008 1000 USD per person for graphic papers — import value, per capita in 2024.
The figure is down 8.8% on the previous year and down 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, graphic papers — import value, per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 0.0097 1000 USD per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 1000 USD per person, in 1976.
That places Sri Lanka 66th out of 184 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Graphic papers — Import value, per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1000 USD per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | — |
| 1962 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -9.7% |
| 1963 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -17.1% |
| 1964 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +10.9% |
| 1965 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | -2.8% |
| 1966 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +75.2% |
| 1967 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -29.6% |
| 1968 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | -39.8% |
| 1969 | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | +46.1% |
| 1970 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | +7.1% |
| 1971 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | +47.6% |
| 1972 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -20.9% |
| 1973 | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | -1.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +47.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | -12.9% |
| 1976 | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | -79.6% |
| 1977 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +41.1% |
| 1978 | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | +43.3% |
| 1979 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | +158.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | +57.4% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | +41.9% |
| 1982 | 0.0012 1000 USD per person | -5.0% |
| 1983 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | -25.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -35.2% |
| 1985 | 0.0007 1000 USD per person | +24.1% |
| 1986 | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | -11.5% |
| 1987 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | +135.8% |
| 1988 | 0.0017 1000 USD per person | +15.6% |
| 1989 | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 0.0023 1000 USD per person | +29.6% |
| 1991 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | -5.6% |
| 1992 | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | +11.6% |
| 1993 | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | -64.5% |
| 1994 | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | +198.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0021 1000 USD per person | -20.2% |
| 1996 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | +3.5% |
| 1997 | 0.0013 1000 USD per person | -40.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | +18.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | -1.8% |
| 2000 | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.0036 1000 USD per person | +147.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0022 1000 USD per person | -37.8% |
| 2003 | 0.0036 1000 USD per person | +62.8% |
| 2004 | 0.0047 1000 USD per person | +28.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0051 1000 USD per person | +9.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0025 1000 USD per person | -50.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0044 1000 USD per person | +73.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | +68.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0061 1000 USD per person | -17.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0072 1000 USD per person | +18.5% |
| 2011 | 0.0089 1000 USD per person | +22.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0081 1000 USD per person | -8.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0086 1000 USD per person | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 0.0097 1000 USD per person | +13.1% |
| 2015 | 0.0091 1000 USD per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 0.0091 1000 USD per person | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 0.0094 1000 USD per person | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0082 1000 USD per person | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0093 1000 USD per person | +13.8% |
| 2020 | 0.007 1000 USD per person | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 0.0078 1000 USD per person | +11.6% |
| 2022 | 0.0072 1000 USD per person | -8.5% |
| 2023 | 0.0088 1000 USD per person | +22.5% |
| 2024 | 0.008 1000 USD per person | -8.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.008 1000 USD per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0042 1000 USD per person, 1.9× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 0.008 1000 USD per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.0018 1000 USD per person, 4.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Graphic papers — Import value, per capita in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +198.3% | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | 0.0026 1000 USD per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0003 1000 USD per person | 0.0002 1000 USD per person | 0.0005 1000 USD per person | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0004 1000 USD per person | 0.0001 1000 USD per person | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0011 1000 USD per person | 0.0006 1000 USD per person | 0.0018 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0019 1000 USD per person | 0.0009 1000 USD per person | 0.0026 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0041 1000 USD per person | 0.0015 1000 USD per person | 0.0074 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0088 1000 USD per person | 0.0072 1000 USD per person | 0.0097 1000 USD per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0078 1000 USD per person | 0.007 1000 USD per person | 0.0088 1000 USD per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 63 Mauritius 0.0087 1000 USD per person compare
- 64 Fiji 0.0086 1000 USD per person compare
- 65 Dominican Republic 0.0081 1000 USD per person compare
- 67 British Virgin Islands 0.0079 1000 USD per person compare
- 68 Costa Rica 0.0079 1000 USD per person compare
- 69 Jordan 0.0078 1000 USD per person compare
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 5.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is graphic papers — import value, per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Graphic papers — import value, per capita in Sri Lanka was 0.008 1000 USD per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest graphic papers — import value, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0097 1000 USD per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest graphic papers — import value, per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 1000 USD per person in 1976.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for graphic papers — import value, per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 66th out of 184 countries with data for 2024.
- Is graphic papers — import value, per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Graphic papers — Import value, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Graphic papers — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Graphic papers — Import value ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Graphic papers — Import value Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Graphic papers — Import value divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.