Sri Lanka — General government deficit
millions of LKR · Annual · 1970–2025 · 37 observations
About this series
The general 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 general government deficit reading was −729.48B LKR in 2025, compared with −1.62T LKR in 2024. The period change was +892.69B LKR. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −2.24% in 2025.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | -729.48B LKR |
| 2024 | -1.62T LKR |
| 2023 | -2.28T LKR |
| 2022 | -2.46T LKR |
| 2021 | -2.06T LKR |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | -2.09T LKR |
| 2019 | -1.20T LKR |
| 2018 | -760.77B LKR |
| 2017 | -733.49B LKR |
| 2016 | -640.33B LKR |