What is the price of table salt in Sri Lanka?

As of January 2024, table salt in Sri Lanka is US$ 0.43 per kg (133 LKR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What was the export value of table salt from Sri Lanka in 2024?

The export value was US$136,950.

What is Sri Lanka's world rank in table salt exports?

Sri Lanka ranks #96 out of 122 exporters.

Is Sri Lanka a net exporter or importer of table salt?

Sri Lanka is a net exporter of table salt.

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

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Table Salt Prices in Sri Lanka

US$ 0.43 / kg

133 LKR / kg

MoM ▼ 36.4% YoY ▼ 36.4%

Checked: Jun 10, 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)	0.43	133	▼ 36.4%	▼ 36.4%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the table salt price in Sri Lanka available is US$ 0.43 per kg (133 LKR), down 36.4% year-on-year.

Sri Lanka exported 318 tonnes of table salt in 2024, valued at US$136,950, ranking #96 out of 122 exporters and accounting for 0.0% of global exports. The country is a net exporter, with export value increasing by 1.7% year-on-year. The latest export unit value is US$0.4307 per kg.

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Production, Exports, Imports & HS Codes - table salt in Sri Lanka

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Sri Lanka exported $137K (318 t) of table salt▲ 1.7% YoY. That ranks #96 worldwide (0% of global exports).

$137K

Export value

318 t

Export volume

#96 / 122

World rank

Global share

$0.43

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top table salt exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 India $431.4M · 13.1%
#2 Germany $375.4M · 11.4%
#3 Netherlands $331.2M · 10.1%
#4 US $244.2M · 7.4%
#5 Spain $176.8M · 5.4%

Annual export data Sri Lanka · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$137K	318 t	$0.43
2023	$134.7K	199 t	$0.68
2022	$107.6K	142.7 t	$0.75
2021	$149.5K	103.8 t	$1.44
2020	$93.8K	82.6 t	$1.14

HS Code

table salt is traded under Harmonized System code 2501.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

Sources: trade & HS - UN Comtrade. Values are official reported figures.

Sri Lanka table salt - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes

In 2019 Sri Lanka shipped 186 tonnes of table salt. In 2019 alone, the market for Sri Lanka table salt (processed category) has reduced, flactuating by -72.156 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, table salt's exports grew by 93.75% earning Sri Lanka US$0.07m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's table salt exports are categorised as:

Salts, incl. table salt and denatured salt, and pure sodium chloride, whether or not in aqueous solution or containing added anti-caking or free-flowing agents; sea water (HS code 250100)

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Sri Lanka table salt export values

In 2019, Sri Lanka shipped table salt costing 0.07m USD, an increment of 18.64% from 2018's total table salt export of 0.059m USD. The annual growth in value of Sri Lanka table salt between 2017 to 2018 was -61.688 per cent.

The per year variation in the amount of Sri Lanka's table salt exports between 2017 and 2019 was 93.75 pc when compared to a variation of -72.156% in the growth rate between 2018 and 2019.

Export markets for Sri Lanka table salt ( in '000$ )

Sri Lanka purchased 12,651 tonnes of table salt in 2019.

Table Salt Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest table salt prices in other Asia countries:

Philippines$0.09/kg Thailand$0.11/kg India$0.02/kg Tajikistan$0.04/kg Cambodia$12.49/kg China$0.08/kg Iran$0.02/kg Hong Kong$0.33/kg Japan$2.19/kg Indonesia$0.75/kg Kazakhstan$0.04/kg Malaysia$0.23/kg Mongolia$1.20/kg Pakistan$0.19/kg Myanmar$0.25/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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