Logistics profile

Sri Lanka

LK · LKA Southern Asia Lower middle income

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Sri Lanka (LKA) maps 5 seaports from the NGA World Port Index, 16 airports, and 44 UN/LOCODE transport hubs — each figure traced to a named public registry (NGA, OurAirports, UNECE).

Explore the country's ports, airports, hubs and trade zones below, each cross-linked to its sourced entity record, or open the same nation on databook for its wider reference profile.

Ports

Airports

Locations

Trade Zones

Airlines

Logistics Performance

World Bank LPI · 6 components (0–5)

Global LPI rank#73/139
Overall LPI score2.80/5.00
UNCTAD liner connectivity (LSCI)253.4 · 2024-Q1
Port connectivity (PLSCI)720.1 · Colombo
Infrastructure quality2.4
Customs efficiency2.5

Transport Network & Freight

Rail network

1,562route-km

World Bank WDI · 2019

Container throughput

6,860,000TEU

World Bank WDI · 2022

Air freight

278.5M ton-km

World Bank WDI · 2023

Maritime territory (EEZ)

533,559km²

Marine Regions

Logistics sites

OpenStreetMap

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Trade & Compliance

International Cargo Treaties

Total: 7

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Convention on the International Maritime Organization Party · 1972

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Agreement relating to the implementation of Part XI of… Party · 1994

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Agreement under the United Nations Convention on the Law… Party · 2025

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Agreement for the Implementation of the Provisions of the… Party · 1996

UN Treaty Collection

Trade Flow

Top export market USA

Top import source China

Lead export good Knitted apparel

Lead import good Mineral fuels & oils

Shares of total trade · latest 2024 · 2022

CEPII BACI

Preferential Trade

Total: 8

FTA South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) - Accession of Afghanistan
FTA South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA)
FTA Pakistan - Sri Lanka
PSA Asia Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA) - Accession of China

World Bank DTA

Fiscal & Tariffs

CurrencyLKR Sri Lanka Rupee
MFN applied tariff6.5% avg · 2021

ISO 4217 · World Bank WDI

Commodity Profile

Agriculture (95) Rice 4.7M t · 2024
Minerals (15) salt 95k t · 2023

FAOSTAT · BGS · EIA

Trade Controls

the UN Security Council Consolidated List (2026-04) records no trade-control entries for Sri Lanka.

UN · EU

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Logistics Infrastructure

Ports

Total: 5

5 seaports in Sri Lanka — channel and anchorage depths, berths and cargo facilities from the NGA World Port Index.

Trincomalee Harbor LKTRR 21.6 m Colombo LKCMB 16.0 m Galle Harbor LKGAL 9.4 m Kankesanturai LKKNK 9.4 m Hambantota LKHBA

Sources the SMDG Terminal Code List the NGA World Port Index

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Airports

Total: 16

16 airports in Sri Lanka, identified by IATA and ICAO codes and located by city.

Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport HRI 11483 ft Bandaranaike International Colombo Airport CMB 10991 ft China Bay Airport TRR 7850 ft Colombo Ratmalana International Airport RML 6013 ft Batticaloa International Airport BTC 5118 ft

Source OurAirports

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Locations

Total: 44

44 UN/LOCODE transport hubs in Sri Lanka — port, rail, road, air and border-crossing function points.

Colombo LKCMB Port, Rail, Road, Airport, Postal Andiambalama LKABA Multimodal Attidiya LKATT Multimodal Avissawella LKAVI Rail, Road, Fixed Transport Bataduwa LKBTW Multimodal

Sources GeoNames UN/LOCODE

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Trade Zones

Total: 23

23 special economic and free-trade zones in Sri Lanka, with type and operator.

Sri Lanka-China Logistics And Industrial Zone (Hambantota) ozm-4343 Diversified Zone Colombo Port City ozm-4336 Charter City Katunayake Export Processing Zone LKA4 Export Processing Zone Biyagama Export Processing Zone LKA5 Export Processing Zone Seethawaka Export Processing Zone LKA7 Export Processing Zone

Sources Open Zone Map the World Bank SEZ database

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Airlines

Total: 2

2 air carriers registered in Sri Lanka, indexed by IATA and ICAO code.

Aero Lanka QL SriLankan Airlines UL

Source IATA / OpenFlights airline codes

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All Sources

commoditythe British Geological Surveythe British Geological Survey

OGL↗

TradeCEPII (BACI)CEPII (BACI)

Etalab 2.0↗

Referencelogibook trade-bloc referencelogibook trade-bloc reference

Compiled (public facts)

commoditythe U.S. Energy Information Administrationthe U.S. Energy Information Administration

Public domain (US gov)↗

commodityFAOSTATFAOSTAT

CC BY 4.0 IGO↗

LocationsGeoNamesGeoNames

CC BY 4.0↗

InfrastructureGRIP4 Global Roads (PBL)GRIP4 Global Roads (PBL)

CC0↗

AirlinesIATA / OpenFlights airline codesIATA / OpenFlights airline codes

Factual code list↗

Referenceinternational organisation membership recordsinternational organisation membership records

Public (official lists)↗

fiscalISO 4217ISO 4217

Factual code list↗

LocationsUN/LOCODEUN/LOCODE

UN/LOCODE — free↗

InfrastructureMarine RegionsMarine Regions

CC BY 4.0↗

Trade ZonesOpen Zone MapOpen Zone Map

CC BY↗

InfrastructureOpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap

ODbL 1.0↗

AirportsOurAirportsOurAirports

Public domain↗

Portsthe SMDG Terminal Code Listthe SMDG Terminal Code List

UN/LOCODE — free, attribution↗

Sanctions & compliancethe UN Treaty Collectionthe UN Treaty Collection

UN — open↗

Logistics performanceUNCTADUNCTAD

CC BY 3.0 IGO↗

Tradethe World Bank's Deep Trade Agreements databasethe World Bank's Deep Trade Agreements database

CC BY 4.0↗

Logistics performancethe World Bank Logistics Performance Indexthe World Bank Logistics Performance Index

CC BY 4.0↗

Trade Zonesthe World Bank SEZ databasethe World Bank SEZ database

CC BY 4.0↗

Infrastructurethe World Bank's World Development Indicatorsthe World Bank's World Development Indicators

CC BY 4.0↗

Portsthe NGA World Port Indexthe NGA World Port Index

Public domain (US gov)↗