India vs Sri Lanka: Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP

India
0.0862 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0.0851 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
India rank
131st
Sri Lanka rank
133rd

Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP over time

  • India
  • Sri Lanka
0.10.150.20.250.3196019922025

How they compare

India currently reports 0.0862 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0851 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0011 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was India ahead.

India ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 133rd of 166 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade India Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2010s 0.1017 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0949 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0068 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP India
2020s 0.0912 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1095 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0183 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP Sri Lanka

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp, India or Sri Lanka?
India, at 0.0862 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.0851 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
What is the difference in government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp between India and Sri Lanka?
0.0011 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with India ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for India and Sri Lanka?
11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
How do India and Sri Lanka rank globally for government spending vs. gdp, per unit of gdp?
India ranks 131st and Sri Lanka ranks 133rd of 166 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Government spending vs. GDP, per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
166 places, 7,051 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Government spending vs. GDP divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.