Government expenditure as a share of gdp reached 19.6% in 2025 in Sri Lanka, according to the National Statistical Office. This is 0.343% more than in the previous year.
Historically, government expenditure as a share of GDP in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of 26.4% in 1991 and an all time low of 16.6% in 2013.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 134th within the group of 169 countries we follow in terms of government expenditure as a share of GDP.
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