2025
| Trade Barrier Index

Sri Lanka

Region

South Asia

Global Rank

69/122

Regional Rank

1/4

Sri Lanka - TBI Overall Score

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 4.34 69 1
Tariff Score 4.7 30 1
NTBs 1.02 36 2
Services 5.91 95 1
Facilitation 5.73 76 2
Statistic Score Global Region

Sri Lanka - Tariffs

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 4.04 15 2 2019
Tariff Rate Score 5.43 59 2 2019
Duty Free Score 4.39 9 2 2019
Tariff Line Score 2.31 18 2 2019
Overall 4.05 16 1 2021
Tariff Rate Score 5.4 62 1 2021
Duty Free Score 4.4 9 1 2021
Tariff Line Score 2.36 25 2 2021
Overall 3.58 12 1 2023
Tariff Rate Score 3.79 54 1 2023
Duty Free Score 4.33 11 1 2023
Tariff Line Score 2.63 26 2 2023
Overall 4.7 30 1 2025
Tariff Rate Score 4.97 80 1 2025
Duty Free Score 5.31 23 1 2025
Tariff Line Score 3.83 50 2 2025
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Sri Lanka - NTBs View Expanded

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 1.02 36 2
Applied on All Partners 1.04 39 2
Applied Bilaterally 1 30 1
Statistic Score Global Region

Sri Lanka - Services

Statistic Score Global Region
Overall 5.91 95 1
Professional 8.81 119 1
Entertainment 4.19 57 1
Telecom 3.62 63 1
Construction 4.27 53 1
Statistic Score Global Region

Sri Lanka - Facilitation View Expanded Digital

Statistic Score Global Region Year
Overall 6.07 71 3 2019
Property Rights 4.76 60 2 2019
Logistics 6.4 71 3 2019
Digital 4.02 67 2 2019
RTAs 9.1 67 3 2019
Overall 7.31 81 2 2021
Property Rights 4.84 66 2 2021
Logistics 7.93 75 2 2021
Digital 2.97 47 1 2021
RTAs 9.16 69 2 2021
Overall 5.85 72 2 2023
Property Rights 5.3 61 2 2023
Logistics 7.72 75 2 2023
Digital 1.2 15 1 2023
RTAs 9.18 71 2 2023
Overall 5.73 76 2 2025
Property Rights 5.3 73 2 2025
Logistics 7.13 74 2 2025
Digital 1.5 56 1 2025
RTAs 9.02 79 2 2025
Statistic Score Global Region Year

Sri Lanka - NTBs Imposed on All Partners

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 1.04 39 2
Quantitative Restrictions 1 43 1
Safeguards 1 68 1
SPS 1.24 66 2
TRQ 1 40 1
Statistic Score Global Region

Sri Lanka - Bilateral NTBs

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 1 30 1
AntiDumping 1 40 1
CVD 1 57 1
Quantitative Restrictions 1 55 1
SPS 1 33 1
Statistic Score Global Region

Sri Lanka - Digital

Statistic Score Global Region
Subscore 1.5 56 1
Tax 1 37 1
Moderation 2.5 77 2
Content Localization 1 51 1
Security Barriers 1 36 1
Data Flows 1 46 1
Onerous Barriers 1 38 1
Statistic Score Global Region