Military expenditure in local currency rose 12.1% to SKR 284 bil in Sri Lanka in 2017, according to the SIPRI Military Expenditure Database.
Historically, military expenditure in local currency in Sri Lanka reached an all time high of SKR 284 bil in 2017 and an all time low of SKR 0.066 bil in 1963.
Sri Lanka has been ranked 30th within the group of 151 countries we follow in terms of military expenditure in local currency, 3 places above the position seen 10 years ago.
| Military Expenditure (Local Currency) | Unit | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| Bangladesh | BDT bil | 254 | 262 | 305 | 367 | 395 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cambodia | KHR bil | 1,552 | 1,857 | 2,198 | 2,416 | 2,537 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | CNY bil | 1,320 | 1,424 | 1,538 | 1,660 | 1,781 | ||||||||||||||||
| India | INR bil | 3,806 | 4,209 | 4,529 | 5,030 | 5,396 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | IDR bil | 98,249 | 117,578 | 106,680 | 115,351 | 136,871 | ||||||||||||||||
| Laos | LAK bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||||||||||
| Malaysia | MYR bil | 17.3 | 15.1 | 13.9 | 13.5 | 14.2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Maldives | MVR bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Myanmar | MMK bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3,035 | 3,012 | 2,190 | 2,305 | 3,442 | ||||||||||
| Pakistan | PKR bil | 1,048 | 1,208 | 1,431 | 1,562 | 1,685 | ||||||||||||||||
| Singapore | SGD bil | 13.6 | 14.1 | 14.3 | 14.2 | 13.5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Sri Lanka | SKR bil | 254 | 284 | 266 | 279 | 276 | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | THB bil | 207 | 215 | 222 | 228 | 227 | ||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | VND bil | ... | 110,000 | 113,534 | 126,618 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
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