Sri Lanka — General government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 37 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 17.7% of GDP in 2025, compared with 19.1% of GDP in 2024. The period change was −1.37 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 19% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 17.7 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 19.1 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 19.5 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 18.6 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 20 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 22.1 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 19.5 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 17.5 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 17.9 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 18.2 % of GDP |