What is the price of cotton in Sri Lanka?

As of January 2024, cotton in Sri Lanka is US$ 4.48 per kg (1,377 LKR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Sri Lanka's world rank in cotton exports?

Sri Lanka ranks #87 out of 102 cotton exporters.

What is the latest export unit value for cotton from Sri Lanka?

The latest export unit value is US$4.4759 per kg.

Cotton Price in Sri Lanka - June 2026 Market Prices (Updated Monthly)

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Cotton Prices in Sri Lanka

US$ 4.48 / kg

1,377 LKR / kg

MoM ▼ 98.1% YoY ▼ 98.1%

Checked: Jun 9, 2026

Price as of: January 2024

Source: UN Comtrade (unit value)

Variety	Market level	Price (US$/kg)	Local (LKR)	MoM	YoY	Source
-	Export (unit value)	4.48	1,377	▼ 98.1%	▼ 98.1%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the cotton price in Sri Lanka available is US$ 4.48 per kg (1,377 LKR), down 98.1% year-on-year.

Sri Lanka exported 1 tonne of cotton in 2024, valued at US$3,739, ranking #87 among 102 global exporters. Export value declined by 100.0% year-on-year. The latest export unit value for cotton is US$4.4759 per kg. Sri Lanka is a net exporter of cotton.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - cotton in Sri Lanka

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Sri Lanka exported $3.7K (0.8 t) of cotton▼ 100% YoY. That ranks #87 worldwide.

$3.7K

Export value

0.8 t

Export volume

#87 / 102

World rank

$4.48

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top cotton exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Brazil $5.15B · 30.9%
#2 US $5.01B · 30%
#3 Australia $2.42B · 14.5%
#4 India $904M · 5.4%
#5 Benin $500.9M · 3%

Annual export data Sri Lanka · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$3.7K	0.8 t	$4.48
2023	$59.9M	258.2 t	$231.87
2022	$7.2K	8.2 t	$0.87
2021	$151	0.1 t	$2.42
2020	$114	0 t	$4.39

HS Code

cotton is traded under Harmonized System code 5201.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade; harvest season - FAO GIEWS Crop Calendar. Values are official reported figures.

Sri Lanka cotton - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Sri Lanka sold 467 tonnes of cotton. For 2019 alone, the interest in Sri Lanka cotton (processed category) has gone down, changing by -11.385 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, cotton's exports decreased by -38.71 pc netting the country US$0.46m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's cotton exports are classified as:

Cotton, neither carded nor combed (HS code 520100)
Cotton linters (HS code 140420)
Cotton waste (excluding yarn waste, thread waste and garnetted stock) (HS code 520299)
Cotton yarn waste, incl. thread waste (HS code 520210)
Garnetted stock of cotton (HS code 520291)
Cotton, carded or combed (HS code 520300)

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Sri Lanka cotton export values

In 2019, Sri Lanka exported cotton with a value of 0.46m USD, a decrease of -45.43% from 2018's total cotton export of 0.843m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Sri Lanka cotton between 2017 to 2018 was 133.518 percent.

The per year variation in the quantity of Sri Lanka's cotton exports between 2017 and 2019 was -38.71 pc in comparison to a variation of -11.385% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Sri Lanka's share of the world's total cotton's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Sri Lanka holds position 28 in world exports of cotton.

Export markets for Sri Lanka cotton ( in '000$ )

Sri Lanka's leading destinations for cotton are United Kingdom (UK), Bahrain, Cameroon, Japan and Pakistan.

Import/Export Trends

Sri Lanka is a net exporter of cotton. The annual growth of Sri Lanka cotton in value between 2015 to 2019 was -59%, per year, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was %, per annum.

Sri Lanka procured 3,331 tonnes of cotton in 2019.

Cotton Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest cotton prices in other Asia countries:

China$2.25/kg Uzbekistan$2.64/kg India$1.94/kg Vietnam$2.02/kg Pakistan$1.73/kg Nepal$4.08/kg Myanmar$2.21/kg Singapore$1.35/kg Japan$2.92/kg Malaysia$1.61/kg Tajikistan$1.82/kg Philippines$1.43/kg Indonesia$1.72/kg Thailand$2.97/kg Cambodia$10.81/kg

Other Processed Prices in Sri Lanka

Latest prices for other processed in Sri Lanka:

Whisky$17.94/kg Copra$3.85/kg Ethyl Alcohol$0.62/kg Sugar$2.49/kg Natural Rubber$1.98/kg Beer$0.83/kg Wine$6.65/kg Coffee$3.28/kg Cocoa Beans$2.04/kg Leather$45.61/kg Palm Oil$2.14/kg Cocoa Butter$58.15/kg Molasses$3.33/kg Vodka$6.31/kg Yerba mate$4.79/kg

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