COLOMBO, Jan. 26 (Xinhua) -- Sri Lanka's export sector recorded sustained growth in 2025, with total export earnings exceeding 17.2 billion U.S. dollars, according to official statistics.
Total exports, including merchandise and services, recorded a year-on-year growth of 5.6 percent amid improving external trade conditions and recovering global demand. The performance represents over 94 percent of the country's export target for the year, said Export Development Board Chairman Mangala Wijesinghe.
For the full year, merchandise export earnings increased by 6.32 percent to 13.58 billion dollars. Services exports also expanded on an annual basis, growing by an estimated 2.79 percent to reach 3.67 billion dollars, driven largely by ICT and business process management, transport and logistics, construction, and financial services.
The United States remained Sri Lanka's largest export destination in 2025, accounting for 23 percent of merchandise exports, while exports to the European Union recorded double-digit growth on a cumulative basis. ■