Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices was 17,829 million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka is 17,829 million USD, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 5.7% on the previous year and up 36.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka peaked at 19,403 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 8,020 million USD, in 2003.
Sri Lanka ranks 68th of 173 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8,454 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 8,052 million USD | -4.8% |
| 2003 | 8,020 million USD | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 8,510 million USD | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 9,362 million USD | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 10,310 million USD | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 10,620 million USD | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 10,796 million USD | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 12,246 million USD | +13.4% |
| 2010 | 12,201 million USD | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 12,827 million USD | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 12,933 million USD | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 13,033 million USD | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13,721 million USD | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 16,962 million USD | +23.6% |
| 2016 | 16,417 million USD | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 17,096 million USD | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 17,227 million USD | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 17,915 million USD | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 17,990 million USD | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 19,403 million USD | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 16,866 million USD | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 17,829 million USD | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,597 million USD | 8,020 million USD | 12,246 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 15,033 million USD | 12,201 million USD | 17,915 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 18,022 million USD | 16,866 million USD | 19,403 million USD | 4 |
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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)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), annual growth 5.34 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per unit of GDP 266.14 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current LCU), per capita 1.33 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), annual 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit 0.8249 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per 4,126 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), annual growth 4.43 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant LCU), per unit of 112.14 constant LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices in Sri Lanka was 17,829 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 19,403 million USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,020 million USD in 2003.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices?
- Sri Lanka ranks 68th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value us$, 2015 prices rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$, 2015 prices. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The Statistics Division of FAO collects annually data on Government Expenditure on Agriculture through a questionnaire, which was developed in partnership with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF is the responsible institution for the Government Finance Statistics (GFS) methodology and annually collects GFS data, including Expenditure by Functions of Government (COFOG). The Classification of the Functions of Government (COFOG) is an international classification developed by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and published by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), with the aim of categorise governments' functions according to their purposes. The FAO questionnaire aligns with Table 7 of the IMF GFS questionnaire, replicates the relevant aggregates and drills down to request additional detail related to Agriculture. The FAO dataset consists of a time series, from 2001 onwards, of Total Government Expenditure and expenditure in: Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting, along with its three disaggregated subsectors of Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing; and Environmental Protection. In addition, expenditure in each detailed function are further disaggregated into Recurrent and Capital expenditure. Additional indicators include the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure, and the Agriculture Orientation Index (ratio between the Agriculture Share of Government Expenditure and the Agriculture Value Added as Share of GDP). Data are reported for the highest level of government available (Consolidated general government, consolidated central government or budgetary central government) and are available for about 100 countries on a regular basis.