General government final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: General government final consumption expenditure was -0.8% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
General government final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual % growth.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded -0.8% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
That represents a change of up 25.6% on the previous year and down 781.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka peaked at 51.9% in 1996 and was at its lowest, -18.5%, in 1995.
Sri Lanka ranks 151st of 174 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
General government final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | annual % growth | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 1.3% | — |
| 1962 | 5.5% | +330.5% |
| 1963 | 2.7% | -51.9% |
| 1964 | 7.0% | +161.9% |
| 1965 | 6.0% | -13.7% |
| 1966 | 0.2% | -96.3% |
| 1967 | 3.6% | +1535.0% |
| 1968 | 0.0% | -98.6% |
| 1969 | 0.3% | +499.7% |
| 1970 | 3.7% | +1151.8% |
| 1971 | 7.8% | +113.0% |
| 1972 | 6.5% | -17.3% |
| 1973 | -9.7% | -249.6% |
| 1974 | 6.4% | -166.1% |
| 1975 | -15.4% | -340.4% |
| 1976 | 15.1% | -197.9% |
| 1977 | -9.2% | -161.1% |
| 1978 | 17.6% | -291.3% |
| 1979 | -2.8% | -115.9% |
| 1980 | -3.1% | +10.9% |
| 1981 | 12.5% | -502.9% |
| 1982 | -1.9% | -115.5% |
| 1983 | 18.8% | -1068.7% |
| 1984 | -8.3% | -144.0% |
| 1985 | 0.9% | -111.0% |
| 1986 | 3.1% | +243.0% |
| 1987 | -1.2% | -138.1% |
| 1988 | 0.3% | -126.8% |
| 1989 | 8.4% | +2548.8% |
| 1990 | -2.6% | -131.0% |
| 1991 | 6.0% | -331.7% |
| 1992 | 5.1% | -15.5% |
| 1993 | 3.0% | -41.0% |
| 1994 | 12.2% | +304.3% |
| 1995 | -18.5% | -251.6% |
| 1996 | 51.9% | -381.1% |
| 1997 | 7.7% | -85.2% |
| 1998 | 3.5% | -54.4% |
| 1999 | -2.5% | -171.3% |
| 2000 | 19.2% | -866.4% |
| 2001 | -4.1% | -121.2% |
| 2002 | -10.0% | +144.5% |
| 2003 | 4.8% | -147.8% |
| 2004 | 9.3% | +94.0% |
| 2005 | 12.0% | +29.7% |
| 2006 | 9.6% | -20.2% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | -22.7% |
| 2008 | 9.8% | +32.0% |
| 2009 | 16.0% | +63.6% |
| 2016 | 0.1% | -99.2% |
| 2017 | 5.5% | +4456.2% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +240.0% |
| 2019 | 6.6% | -64.9% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -99.9% |
| 2021 | -2.8% | -31305.8% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | -149.3% |
| 2023 | -5.4% | -492.0% |
| 2024 | -1.1% | -79.7% |
| 2025 | -0.8% | -25.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.0% | 0.0% | 7.0% | 9 |
| 1970s | 2.0% | -15.4% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.0% | -8.3% | 18.8% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.6% | -18.5% | 51.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.4% | -10.0% | 19.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.7% | 0.1% | 18.7% | 4 |
| 2020s | -1.5% | -5.4% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 148 Iran, Islamic Republic of -0.7% compare
- 149 Brunei Darussalam -0.8% compare
- 150 Papua New Guinea -0.8% compare
- 152 Cameroon -0.9% compare
- 153 Malawi -0.9% compare
- 154 New Zealand -1.3% compare
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current US$), per capita 856.15 current US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per unit of GDP 51.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (current LCU), per capita 257,658 current LCU per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.1469 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant 2015 US$), per capita 734.8 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Manufacturing, value added (constant LCU), per capita 99,888 constant LCU per person (2025)
- Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), annual 9.06 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka was -0.8% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 51.9% in 1996.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -18.5% in 1995.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Sri Lanka ranks 151st out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 781.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (annual % growth). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.