Sri Lanka — General government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2024 · 36 observations
About this series
General 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.
In Sri Lanka, the general government expenditure reading was 19.3% of GDP in 2024, compared with 19.5% of GDP in 2023. The period change was −0.22 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 19.2% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2015–2024
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 19.3 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 19.5 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 18.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 20 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 22.1 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2015
| 2019 | 19.5 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 17.5 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 17.9 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 18.2 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 19.3 % of GDP |