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Table 11 (Comparison)
Exports  (1995-2007)
comp 11e (Million US $)
                           Year            Region / Country 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Industrial Countries 3,469,800 3,997,800 3,871,600 3,990,500 4,593,600 539,200 5,847,600 6,572,000 7,480,000
Australia 53,111 63,870 63,387 65,033 71,546 86,420 105,832 129,293 141,097  
Canada 192,197 276,635 259,858 252,394 272,739 304,528 359,431 389,531 416,665
Denmark 49,754 49,471 50,729 56,304 65,267 75,620 83,562 91,713 102,845
France 284,865 299,921 295,976 311,871 365,718 424,761 439,002 482,992 541,435
Germany 523,802 550,150 571,358 615,446 751,679 911,582 977,881 1,122,070 1,329,050
Greece 10,961 210,747 9,483 10,315 13,195 14,996 15,511 20,180 20,472
Italy 233,998 239,866 244,210 254,097 299,412 353,434 372,928 416,127 499,909
Japan 443,116 479,249 403,496 416,726 471,817 565,675 594,905 649,931 700,538
New Zealand 13,445 13,267 13,723 14,380 16,505 20,344 21,729 22,434 26,772
Sweden 79,801 89,954 75,833 81,324 102,405 123,295 130,885 147,904 169,152
United Kingdom 242,006 281,564 267,349 276,299 304,185 341,596 371,370 428,359 434,921
United States 625,073 781,125 730,803 693,103 724,771 818,520 907,157 1,038,270 1,162,980
Developing Countries 1,650,410 2,364,020 2,255,820 2,438,000 2,907,600 371,543 4,613,990 5,566,560 6,352,060
Africa 92,842 126,210 118,890 120,670 148,800 196,000 264,000 303,000 349,000
Botswana 2,142 2,680 2,310 2,319 3,024 3,513 4,434 4,509 5,310
Central African Rep. 171 161 142 147 128 126 129 158 195
Congo 1,173 2,489 2,060 2,280 2,680 1,850 2,190 2,320 2,600
Ethiopia 423 490 460 480 500 678 903 1,036 1,290
Kenya 1,879 1,734 1,944 2,116 2,411 2,684 3,293 3,437 4,080
Nigeria 11,725 20,975 17,261 15,107 19,887 31,148 55,145 57,444 65,133
South Africa 27,853 29,982 29,258 29,723 36,482 46,146 51,626 58,175 69,788
Tanzania 682 663 776 902 1,129 1,474 1,675 1,736 2,022
Uganda 461 460 456 443 562 884 821 970 1,555
Zimbabwe 2,114 1,930 1,210 1,400 1,670 1,887 1,840 2,020 2,050
Asia 926,192 1,226,760 1,182,890 1,300,040 1,540,230 1,958,000 2,324,000 2,769,000 3,238,000
Bangladesh 3,173 4,786 4,826 4,566 5,263 6,615 7,233 9,103 10,233
Bhutan 103 100 100 113 133 183 258 414 600
China, People's Rep. 148,797 249,203 226,098 325,591 437,899 593,326 761,953 969,380 1,217,790
Fiji 623 584 528 549 670 693 701 679 755
Hong Kong 173,750 201,860 186,894 200,092 224,000 259,260 289,337 316,816 344,509
India 30,630 42,379 43,347 49,250 59,000 76,649 99,620 120,861 145,431
Indonesia 45,417 62,124 56,442 60,164 64,107 70,767 86,996 103,486 118,728
Korea. Rep. of 125,058 172,268 150,439 162,471 193,817 253,845 284,419 325,465 371,489
Malaysia 73,914 98,229 88,005 93,265 99,369 125,744 140,870 160,573 176,025
Maldives 50 76 76 90 113 122 103 135 108
Mongolia 473 466 448 524 616 870 1,065 1,543 1,889
Myanmar 851 1,646 2,381 3,046 2,483 2,380 3,813 4,585 6,262
Nepal 345 804 737 568 662 772 863 838 888
Pakistan 8,029 2,028 9,238 9,913 11,930 13,379 16,051 16,930 17,838
Papua New Guinea 2,654 2,096 1,813 1,641 2,207 2,555 3,273 4,166 4,681
Philippines 17,502 39,783 32,664 36,502 36,200 29,680 39,879 47,616 50,270
Singapore 118,268 137,804 121,755 125,177 144,182 198,637 229,649 271,807 299,272
Sri Lanka 3,798 5,430 4,816 4,699 5,125 5,757 6,347 6,883 7,640
Thailand 56,439 69,057 65,113 68,108 80,333 96,248 110,178 130,803 153,100
Vietnam       - 14,000 15,000 16,530 20,176 26,485 32,442 39,605 48,302
Europe 25,411 339,720 358,700 396,550 498,950 672,670 821,050 1,005,470 1,245,000
Poland 22,895 31,651 36,092 41,010 53,537 73,792 89,347 109,584 136,360
Romania 7,910 10,367 11,391 13,876 17,619 23,485 27,730 32,336 40,042
Russia 81,096 105,565 103,139 107,301 135,929 183,207 243,798 303,926 355,175
Turkey 21,637 27,775 31,354 34,561 46,576 61,683 71,928 81,912 106,851
Ukraine 13,317 15,000 16,000 17,957 23,080 32,666 34,228 38,368 49,296
Middle East  158,432 280,050 261,320 586,400 347,540 453,000 677,000 560,000 817,000
Bahrain 4,113 6,195 5,577 5,794 6,364 7,556 10,160 11,563 13,394
Egypt 3,450 4,489 4,126 4,708 6,311 7,530 10,672 13,736 16,218
Israel 19,046 34,404 29,048 29,347 31,784 38,618 42,770 76,789 54,065
Jordan 1,769 1,889 2,293 2,770 3,082 3,922 4,302 5,175 5,700
Kuwait 12,785 19,436 16,202 15,369 20,677 28,599 44,869 57,266 62,161
Saudi Arabia 50,040 77,583 68,604 72,453 93,345 125,997 180,111 211,306 228,550
United Arab Emirates        - 50,000 49,000 52,163 65,826 90,997 117,287 142,505 154,000
Western Hemisphere 223,991 354,980 342,290 342,540 372,100 461,000 558,000 468,000 758,000
Argentina 20,967 26,341 26,610 25,650 29,566 34,576 40,351 46,569 55,779
Brazil 46,506 55,086 58,223 60,362 73,084 96,678 118,529 137,807 160,649
Chile  16,024 19,210 18,466 10,180 21,524 32,520 41,267 58,486 67,644
Guyana 455 498 477 493 510 593 553 588 679
Jamaica 1,427 1,304 1,220 1,114 1,180 1,402 1,532 1,984 2,165
Mexico 79,542 166,368 158,547 160,682 165,396 189,084 213,891 250,441 272,055
Panama 625 885 911 846 864 944 1,018 1,093 1,164
Paraguay 919 900 1,000 951 1,242 1,627 1,688 1,906 2,785
Peru 5,575 7,028 7,100 7,714 1,091 12,617 16,587 23,749 27,680
Uruguay 2,106 2,295 2,060 1,861 2,198 2,931 3,405 3,953 4,485
World 5,120,200 6,361,800 6,127,500 6,428,600 7,501,200 9,107,000 10,461,000 12,139,000 13,842,000
© 2010, KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)  Revised: 2010(y)/04(m)/30(d)
Source:  Chief Editor:
Economic and Social Statistics Of Sri Lanka Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
     The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
     University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka