What is the price of tapioca in Sri Lanka?

As of January 2024, tapioca in Sri Lanka is US$ 0.51 per kg (156 LKR), sourced from UN Comtrade (unit value).

What is Sri Lanka's global rank in tapioca exports?

Sri Lanka ranks 22nd out of 71 tapioca exporters.

What is the latest export price for Sri Lankan tapioca?

The latest export unit value is US$0.5066 per kg.

What was the year-over-year change in Sri Lanka's tapioca export value?

Sri Lanka's tapioca export value increased by 14.0% year-over-year.

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Tapioca Prices in Sri Lanka

US$ 0.51 / kg

156 LKR / kg

MoM ▼ 5.0% YoY ▼ 5.0%

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)	0.51	156	▼ 5.0%	▼ 5.0%	UN Comtrade (unit value)

As of June 2026, the tapioca price in Sri Lanka available is US$ 0.51 per kg (156 LKR), down 5.0% year-on-year.

Sri Lanka exported 536 tonnes of tapioca in 2024, valued at US$271,282, ranking 22nd among 71 global exporters and accounting for 0.1% of world exports. The country is a net exporter, with export value rising 14.0% year-over-year. The latest export unit value for Sri Lankan tapioca is US$0.5066 per kg.

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

Exports UN Comtrade · 2024

In 2024, Sri Lanka exported $271.3K (535.5 t) of tapioca▲ 14% YoY. That ranks #22 worldwide (0.1% of global exports).

$271.3K

Export value

535.5 t

Export volume

#22 / 71

World rank

0.1%

Global share

$0.51

Avg export price / kg

Export value by year (US$)

Export volume by year

Top tapioca exporters worldwide UN Comtrade · 2024

#1 Netherlands $8.9M · 24.8%
#2 Brazil $7.9M · 22.1%
#3 US $6.9M · 19.2%
#4 Indonesia $4.1M · 11.6%
#5 Germany $1.2M · 3.2%

Annual export data Sri Lanka · UN Comtrade

Year	Export value (US$)	Volume	Avg price/kg
2024	$271.3K	535.5 t	$0.51
2023	$237.9K	446.3 t	$0.53
2022	$395.8K	1.2 kt	$0.32
2021	$758.5K	2.1 kt	$0.37
2020	$365.2K	839.7 t	$0.43

HS Code

tapioca is traded under Harmonized System code 1903.00. Trade figures above are compiled for this HS heading.

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

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

In 2019 Sri Lanka exported 556 tonnes of tapioca. For the year 2019 alone, the interest in Sri Lanka tapioca (processed category) has shrunk, changing by -6.081 per cent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, tapioca's exports increased by 158.6 percent bringing the nation US$0.44m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's tapioca exports are categorised as:

Tapioca and substitutes therefor prepared from starch, in the form of flakes, grains, pearls, siftings or similar forms (HS code 190300)

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Sri Lanka tapioca export values

In 2019, Sri Lanka sold tapioca with a value of 0.44m USD, a surge of 6.54% from 2018's total tapioca export of 0.413m USD. The yearly change in value of Sri Lanka tapioca between 2017 to 2018 was 325.773 percent.

The per year variation in the quantity of Sri Lanka's tapioca exports between 2017 and 2019 was 158.6% compared to a variation of -6.081% in the period between 2018 and 2019.

Sri Lanka's share of the world's total tapioca's exports in 2019 was less than 1%. Sri Lanka holds position 38 in world exports of tapioca.

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

Sri Lanka's top export markets for tapioca are United Arab Emirates (UAE), Lebanon and Qatar.

Import/Export Trends

Sri Lanka is a net exporter of tapioca. The annual growth of Sri Lanka tapioca in value between 2015 to 2019 was 48%, per annum, while annual growth in quantity for the same period was %, per annum.

Sri Lanka brought in 1,896 tonnes of tapioca in 2019.

Tapioca Prices Across Asia

Compare the latest tapioca prices in other Asia countries:

Indonesia$2.21/kg Vietnam$1.55/kg China$1.28/kg Malaysia$2.50/kg Japan$20.74/kg South Korea$5.63/kg Thailand$0.89/kg Macao$1.77/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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