What is the price of chocolate per kilogram/pound in Sri Lanka today?
The retail price range for Sri Lanka chocolate is between US$ 0.44 and US$ 3.70 per kilogram or between US$ 0.20 and US$ 1.68 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of chocolate in Sri Lanka
The retail price range in Sri Lanka Rupee for chocolate is between LKR 136.66 and LKR 1,138.85 per kilogram or between LKR 61.98 and LKR 516.48 per pound(lb) in Colombo and Jaffna.
Wholesale prices
In 2024, the approximate wholesale price range for Sri Lanka chocolate is between US$ 0.31 and US$ 2.59 per kilogram or between US$ 0.14 and US$ 1.18 per pound(lb).
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Sri Lanka Chocolate Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Chocolate from Sri Lanka over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was the highest at 10.25 US $ per kg, followed by 2021 at 8.88 US $ per kg. The prices then dropped to 5.90 US $ per kg in 2020 and 4.76 US $ per kg in 2019. The lowest price was recorded in 2014 at 4.26 US $ per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Chocolate from Sri Lanka in 2023 will be around 7.12 US $ per kg and in 2024 will be around 6.34 US $ per kg.The Sri Lanka chocolate exports are categorised as:
- Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excluding in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder) (HS code 180690)
- Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars of <= 2 kg (excluding filled) (HS code 180632)
- Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars of <= 2 kg, filled (HS code 180631)
- Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars weighing > 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form, in containers or immediate packings of a content > 2 kg (excluding cocoa powder) (HS code 180620)
Sri Lanka Chocolate Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Chocolate into Sri Lanka over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was at its highest at 10.25 US dollars per kg, before dropping to 4.76 US dollars per kg in 2019. The price then increased to 5.90 US dollars per kg in 2020, before rising again to 8.88 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price per kilogram of Chocolate into Sri Lanka will continue to increase in the coming years. We can predict that the import price per kilogram of Chocolate into Sri Lanka in 2023 will be around 10.50 US dollars per kg, and in 2024 it will be around 11.75 US dollars per kg.Export values for Sri Lanka chocolate
The total values in export for chocolate in Sri Lanka were US$ 2,292, US$ 12,389, US$ 4,032 and US$ 3,190 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Sri Lanka chocolate - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Sri Lanka shipped 106 tonnes of chocolate. For 2019 alone, the market for Sri Lanka chocolate (processed category) has climbed, changing by 4.95 % compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, chocolate's exports reduced by -91.23 pc bringing the nation US$3.19m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's chocolate exports are classified as:
- Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars of <= 2 kg, filled (HS code 180631)
- Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars of <= 2 kg (excluding filled) (HS code 180632)
- Chocolate and other preparations containing cocoa, in containers or immediate packings of <= 2 kg (excluding in blocks, slabs or bars and cocoa powder) (HS code 180690)
- Chocolate and other food preparations containing cocoa, in blocks, slabs or bars weighing > 2 kg or in liquid, paste, powder, granular or other bulk form, in containers or immediate packings of a content > 2 kg (excluding cocoa powder) (HS code 180620)
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Sri Lanka chocolate export values
In 2019, Sri Lanka exported chocolate valued at 3.19m USD, a drop of -20.88% from 2018's total chocolate export of 4.032m USD. The yearly change in value of Sri Lanka chocolate between 2017 to 2018 was -67.455 pc.
The annual variation in the amount of Sri Lanka's chocolate exports between 2017 and 2019 was -91.23% in comparison to a variation of 4.95% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Sri Lanka chocolate ( in '000$ )
Sri Lanka's leading export markets for chocolate are Australia, the Philippines, Hong Kong, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and United Kingdom (UK).
Sri Lanka purchased 1,991 tonnes of chocolate in 2019.