Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: General government final consumption expenditure
General government final consumption expenditure over time
- Bangladesh
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.7% against 5.8% in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.9%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 180th and Sri Lanka ranks 177th of 187 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.3% | 13.6% | 4.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 1970s | 5.7% | 10.1% | 4.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 4.4% | 9.1% | 4.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 1990s | 4.7% | 9.9% | 5.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 5.1% | 13.6% | 8.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 5.9% | 8.5% | 2.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 5.8% | 7.9% | 2.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.7% against 5.8% in Bangladesh as of 2025.
- What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 0.9%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Bangladesh ranks 180th and Sri Lanka ranks 177th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.