Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index was 8.22 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Sri Lanka, 2010–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
Analysis
In 2024, plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Sri Lanka stood at 8.22.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.9% on the previous year and down 55.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Sri Lanka peaked at 18.43 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 4.27, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 10th out of 101 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.
Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.27 | — |
| 2011 | 8.89 | +108.2% |
| 2012 | 10.12 | +13.8% |
| 2013 | 9.95 | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 18.43 | +85.2% |
| 2015 | 13.71 | -25.6% |
| 2016 | 15.92 | +16.1% |
| 2017 | 11.16 | -29.9% |
| 2019 | 6.81 | -39.0% |
| 2020 | 6.66 | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 7.95 | +19.4% |
| 2022 | 6.1 | -23.3% |
| 2023 | 10.52 | +72.5% |
| 2024 | 8.22 | -21.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.03 | 4.27 | 18.43 | 9 |
| 2020s | 7.89 | 6.1 | 10.52 | 5 |
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More agriculture & rural data for Sri Lanka
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 9.1 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0836 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 418.3 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -0.9172 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0.0002 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.7955 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 8.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 8.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 2.7% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 1.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Sri Lanka?
- Plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index in Sri Lanka was 8.22 in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 18.43 in 2014.
- What is the lowest plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.27 in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index?
- Sri Lanka ranks 10th out of 101 countries with data for 2024.
- Is plantains and cooking bananas — revealed comparative advantage index rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Plantains and cooking bananas — Revealed comparative advantage index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The food and agricultural trade indicators dataset is based on trade, production and gross domestic product (GDP) data. Agri-food trade data are collected, processed and disseminated by FAO according to the standard International Merchandise Trade Statistics (IMTS) Methodology. The data is mainly provided by UNSD, Eurostat, and other national authorities as needed. The source data is checked for outliers, trade partner data is used for non-reporting countries or missing cells, and data on food aid is added to take total cross-border trade flows into account. The trade database includes the following variables: export quantity, export value, import quantity, and import value. It includes all food and agricultural products imported/exported annually by all countries in the world. Production data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/QCL and GDP data details are available at https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/MK