[DannyTN]

What are the major products exported from Sri Lanka?

Mineral fuels including oil:$695.2 million
Vehicles:$537.8 million
Iron and steel:$292.5 million
Salt,sulphur,stone,cement:$291.7 million
Cereals:$241.4 million
Cotton:$232.8 million
Machinery:$218.1 million
Pharmaceuticals:$208.5 million
Knitted or crocheted fabric:$132.6 million
Arms,ammunition:$121.2 million

But another site has a different list and claims $11B a year in exports.

The most recent exports are led by Tea ($1.27B), Other Women’s Undergarments ($518M), Knit Women’s Undergarments ($466M), Knit Women’s Suits ($447M), and Non-Knit Women’s Suits ($446M). The most common destination for the exports of Sri Lanka are United States ($2.61B), United Kingdom ($922M), India ($740M), Germany ($678M), and Italy ($460M).

You can’’t have too many other women’s undergarments.

[caww]

Well I’m old school and believe in living within your means - not wants - and establish debt only when necessary. It should be so for countries as well, unfortunately establishing debt is how things operate in the world today.

[buwaya]

If you have had to support women (wives, daughters), you would know this.