What is the price of ginger per kilogram/pound in Sri Lanka today?
The retail price range for Sri Lanka ginger is between US$ 8.51 and US$ 17.59 per kilogram or between US$ 3.86 and US$ 7.98 per pound(lb). Click here to see today's exact prices of ginger in Sri Lanka
The retail price range in Sri Lanka Rupee for ginger is between LKR 2,618.52 and LKR 5,413.56 per kilogram or between LKR 1,187.54 and LKR 2,455.13 per pound(lb) in Colombo and Jaffna.
Wholesale prices
In 2025, the approximate wholesale price range for Sri Lanka ginger is between US$ 5.96 and US$ 12.32 per kilogram or between US$ 2.70 and US$ 5.59 per pound(lb).
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Sri Lanka Ginger Export Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The export price per kilogram of Ginger from Sri Lanka over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 7.51 US dollars per kg, followed by a slight increase to 7.70 US dollars per kg in 2016. In 2015, the price was 8.05 US dollars per kg, and in 2014, it was 7.87 US dollars per kg. The lowest price was recorded in 2013, at 1.47 US dollars per kg. The most recent year, 2021, saw a price of 4.80 US dollars per kg. Based on this data, it is predicted that the export price per kilogram of Ginger from Sri Lanka in 2023 will be around 4.60 US dollars per kg, and in 2024, it will be around 4.90 US dollars per kg.The Sri Lanka ginger exports are categorised as:
- Ginger, crushed or ground (HS code 091012)
- Ginger, neither crushed nor ground (HS code 091011)
- Ginger (HS code 091010)
Sri Lanka Ginger Import Prices - Historical, Trends and Prediction
The import price per kilogram of Ginger into Sri Lanka over the last five years has been quite varied. In 2017, the price was 7.51 US dollars per kg, followed by a slight increase to 8.47 US dollars per kg in 2019. However, in 2020, the price dropped to 4.34 US dollars per kg, before rising again to 4.80 US dollars per kg in 2021. Based on this trend, it is likely that the import price of Ginger into Sri Lanka will remain around the 4.80 US dollars per kg mark in 2023 and 2024.Export values for Sri Lanka ginger
The total values in export for ginger in Sri Lanka were US$ 885, US$ 616, US$ 980 and US$ 517 in US dollar thousand for the years 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019 in that order.
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Sri Lanka ginger - Production, Exports, Imports, Seasons and HS Codes
In 2019 Sri Lanka exported 53 tonnes of ginger. Across 2019 alone, the interest in Sri Lanka ginger (herbs and spices category) has gone down, with a change of -60.15 percent compared to the year 2018. Between 2017 and 2019, ginger's exports reduced by -35.37 percent earning the exporter US$0.52m for the year 2019. Sri Lanka's ginger exports are categorised as:
- Ginger (HS code 091010)
- Ginger, neither crushed nor ground (HS code 091011)
- Ginger, crushed or ground (HS code 091012)
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Sri Lanka ginger export values
In 2019, Sri Lanka shipped ginger worth 0.52m USD, a reduction of -46.94% from 2018's total ginger export of 0.98m USD. The yearly reduction in value of Sri Lanka ginger between 2017 to 2018 was 59.091%.
The annual/yearly change in the volume of Sri Lanka's ginger exports between 2017 and 2019 was -35.37 percent in comparison to a variation of -60.15% in the period between 2018 and 2019.
Export markets for Sri Lanka ginger ( in '000$ )
Sri Lanka's leading destinations for ginger are Germany, Japan, United Kingdom (UK), Canada and Belgium.
Sri Lanka purchased 384 tonnes of ginger in 2019.
Production
The production of ginger in Sri Lanka was 47,061 tonnes in 2019 and is projected to change by an average of 10.41%. The country had approximately 5,511.00 hectares under ginger cultivation.