# Sri Lanka HS 720421 exports | Yugalinks

Explore reported HS 720421 exports from Sri Lanka: destinations, growth, concentration, prices, and history.

## Exporter position

| Measure | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Exporter | Sri Lanka |
| HS6 | 720421 |
| Latest exports | $1.9M |
| Active destinations | 2 |
| Three-year growth | +20.7% |
| Destination HHI | 4,082 |
| Weighted share | 0.1% |

## Destination markets

No destination observations are available.

## Price intelligence

- Highest reported market price: Brunei at $70.2K / ton.
- Lowest reported market price: Republic of Korea at $150.0 / ton.
- Median reported price: $803.7 / ton.
- Price spread: 8,711.7%.

## Export history

- 2010: $815.6K
- 2011: $689.2K
- 2012: $781.9K
- 2013: $734.9K
- 2014: $731.1K
- 2015: $731.6K
- 2016: $839.1K
- 2017: $1.6M
- 2018: $2.0M
- 2019: $1.1M
- 2020: $295.4K
- 2021: $661.7K
- 2022: $837.2K
- 2023: $469.2K
- 2024: $1.2M

## Methods

Reported exporter totals are combined with destination, price, history, and country-context observations. Growth, concentration, weighted share, volatility, drawdown, and price-position values are calculated indicators rather than additional reported trade.

Missing values are shown as Not reported and are not imputed.

## Complete structured values

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