Sri Lanka — Central government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1947–2008 · 62 observations

About this series

The central government deficit series records the period's fiscal balance under the source's accounting and sign convention. A deficit indicates a shortfall; the series is a flow, not a debt stock.

In Sri Lanka, the central government deficit reading was −499.23B LCU in 2008, compared with −342.60B LCU in 2007. The period change was −156.64B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −9.7% in 2008.

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Latest observations

2000–2008

PeriodValue
2008-499.23B LCU
2007-342.60B LCU
2006-258.01B LCU
2005-199.14B LCU
2004-188.36B LCU
4 earlier values, back to 2000
2003-154.54B LCU
2002-147.42B LCU
2001-156.82B LCU
2000-127.06B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.