Comoros vs Sri Lanka: Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita
Comoros
19.1%
in 2024
Sri Lanka
19.3%
in 2024
Comoros rank
128th
Sri Lanka rank
127th
Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- Comoros
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 19.3% against 19.1% in Comoros, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Comoros ranks 128th and Sri Lanka ranks 127th of 151 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Comoros | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 23.3% | 6.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 12.9% | 20.4% | 7.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 16.7% | 18.2% | 1.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 18.8% | 19.9% | 1.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita, Comoros or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 19.3% against 19.1% in Comoros as of 2024.
- What is the difference in government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita between Comoros and Sri Lanka?
- 0.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Comoros and Sri Lanka?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do Comoros and Sri Lanka rank globally for government spending as share of gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- Comoros ranks 128th and Sri Lanka ranks 127th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund (2025) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Government spending as share of GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Sum of all the money spent by the government on goods and services, as a percentage of GDP. It includes interest paid on government debt.