Sri Lanka — Central government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1947–2023 · 77 observations
About this series
Central government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The central government expenditure reading for Sri Lanka was 18% of GDP in 2023. The previous reading was 15.7% of GDP in 2022; the period change was +2.29 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 16.4% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2008–2023
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 18 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 15.7 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 17.5 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 19.1 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 15.9 % of GDP |
11 earlier values, back to 2008
| 2018 | 15.3 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 15.3 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 15.7 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 17.1 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 14.2 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 14.2 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 15.1 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 15.6 % of GDP |
| 2010 | 16.3 % of GDP |
| 2009 | 21 % of GDP |
| 2008 | 19.2 % of GDP |