General government final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: General government final consumption expenditure was 6.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
General government final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for general government final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka is 6.7%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 61 years on record.
The figure is down 3.0% on the previous year and down 24.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka peaked at 17.6% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2025.
That places Sri Lanka 177th out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 61 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.6% | — |
| 1961 | 13.4% | -1.5% |
| 1962 | 13.8% | +3.3% |
| 1963 | 13.7% | -0.9% |
| 1964 | 13.9% | +1.3% |
| 1965 | 14.3% | +3.3% |
| 1966 | 13.9% | -3.0% |
| 1967 | 13.7% | -1.2% |
| 1968 | 13.1% | -4.3% |
| 1969 | 12.6% | -4.3% |
| 1970 | 11.9% | -5.6% |
| 1971 | 12.6% | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 12.4% | -0.9% |
| 1973 | 11.0% | -12.0% |
| 1974 | 11.5% | +5.3% |
| 1975 | 9.3% | -19.1% |
| 1976 | 10.0% | +7.2% |
| 1977 | 8.6% | -14.4% |
| 1978 | 9.5% | +10.6% |
| 1979 | 9.2% | -3.3% |
| 1980 | 8.5% | -6.7% |
| 1981 | 7.4% | -13.1% |
| 1982 | 8.3% | +11.9% |
| 1983 | 8.1% | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 7.8% | -4.5% |
| 1985 | 10.2% | +31.7% |
| 1986 | 10.3% | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 9.9% | -3.5% |
| 1988 | 9.8% | -0.9% |
| 1989 | 10.5% | +6.5% |
| 1990 | 9.8% | -6.9% |
| 1991 | 9.8% | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 9.6% | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 9.2% | -4.9% |
| 1994 | 9.7% | +5.5% |
| 1995 | 11.5% | +18.6% |
| 1996 | 10.5% | -8.1% |
| 1997 | 10.4% | -1.8% |
| 1998 | 9.8% | -5.4% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | -7.9% |
| 2000 | 10.5% | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 10.3% | -2.4% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +23.9% |
| 2003 | 12.2% | -4.4% |
| 2004 | 12.6% | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 15.4% | +17.4% |
| 2007 | 15.3% | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 16.2% | +6.0% |
| 2009 | 17.6% | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 8.9% | -49.4% |
| 2016 | 8.2% | -8.3% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | -3.9% |
| 2018 | 8.6% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 9.0% | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 10.4% | +15.9% |
| 2021 | 9.5% | -9.1% |
| 2022 | 7.2% | -23.5% |
| 2023 | 6.7% | -6.7% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | +3.0% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | -3.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13.6% | 12.6% | 14.3% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 8.6% | 12.6% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.1% | 7.4% | 10.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.9% | 9.0% | 11.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 10.3% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.5% | 7.9% | 9.0% | 5 |
| 2020s | 7.9% | 6.7% | 10.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 174 Somalia 8.1% compare
- 175 Puerto Rico 7.7% compare
- 176 Indonesia 7.5% compare
- 178 Sierra Leone 5.9% compare
- 179 Ethiopia 5.8% compare
- 180 Bangladesh 5.8% 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)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 5.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 203.1 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (current LCU) 1.02 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 6.26 % change on previous year (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 0.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) 3,001 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2025)
- Final consumption expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.7423 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Sri Lanka was 6.7% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2009.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2025.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Sri Lanka ranks 177th out of 187 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 24.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). 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 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.