Natural gas - consumption:
0 cu m (2003 est.)

Current account balance:
$-776 million (2005 est.)

Exports:
$6.442 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)

Exports - commodities:
textiles and apparel, tea and spices; diamonds, emeralds, rubies;
coconut products, rubber manufactures, fish

Exports - partners:
US 30.9%, UK 11.6%, India 7.3%, Belgium 4.8%, Germany 4.5% (2005)

Imports:
$8.37 billion f.o.b. (2005 est.)

Imports - commodities:
textile fabrics, mineral products, petroleum, foodstuffs, machinery
and transportation equipment

Imports - partners:
India 19.7%, China 9.9%, Singapore 7.2%, Iran 5.5%, Malaysia 4.6%,
Hong Kong 4.5% (2005)

Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$2.737 billion (2005 est.)

Debt - external:
$11.05 billion (2005 est.)