Sri Lanka — Combined government deficit

millions of LCU · Annual · 1947–2024 · 78 observations

About this series

The combined 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. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata.

The combined government deficit reading for Sri Lanka was −1.69T LCU in 2024. The previous reading was −2.28T LCU in 2023; the period change was +596.47B LCU. The corresponding ratio to GDP was −5.64% in 2024.

-3.00T-2.00T-1.00T01.00T1947201020152024LCUSubscribe to view

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Latest observations

2009–2024

PeriodValue
2024-1.69T LCU
2023-2.28T LCU
2022-2.46T LCU
2021-2.06T LCU
2020-2.09T LCU
11 earlier values, back to 2009
2019-1.20T LCU
2018-760.84B LCU
2017-733.47B LCU
2016-640.26B LCU
2015-767.93B LCU
2014-645.66B LCU
2013-497.42B LCU
2012-488.93B LCU
2011-450.14B LCU
2010-446.04B LCU
2009-473.23B LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.