Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ was 17,198 million USD in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (central government) — Value US$ in Sri Lanka, 2001–2023
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 17,198 million USD for total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 22.4% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Sri Lanka peaked at 17,796 million USD in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4,213 million USD, in 2002.
That places Sri Lanka 74th out of 173 countries with data for 2023, putting it 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$ in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | million USD | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,317 million USD | — |
| 2002 | 4,213 million USD | -2.4% |
| 2003 | 4,373 million USD | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 4,816 million USD | +10.1% |
| 2005 | 5,890 million USD | +22.3% |
| 2006 | 6,981 million USD | +18.5% |
| 2007 | 7,702 million USD | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 9,301 million USD | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 10,527 million USD | +13.2% |
| 2010 | 11,441 million USD | +8.7% |
| 2011 | 12,790 million USD | +11.8% |
| 2012 | 12,343 million USD | -3.5% |
| 2013 | 13,066 million USD | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 13,859 million USD | +6.1% |
| 2015 | 16,962 million USD | +22.4% |
| 2016 | 16,154 million USD | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 16,944 million USD | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 16,709 million USD | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 16,405 million USD | -1.8% |
| 2020 | 16,385 million USD | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 17,796 million USD | +8.6% |
| 2022 | 14,053 million USD | -21.0% |
| 2023 | 17,198 million USD | +22.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,458 million USD | 4,213 million USD | 10,527 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 14,667 million USD | 11,441 million USD | 16,962 million USD | 10 |
| 2020s | 16,358 million USD | 14,053 million USD | 17,796 million USD | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) (current LCU), annual 22.45 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), annual growth rate 46.16 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.1157 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current US$), per capita 578.56 current US$ per person (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), annual growth rate 45.6 % change on previous year (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP 34.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita 174,118 current LCU per person (2025)
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0023 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Sri Lanka?
- Total expenditure (central government) — value us$ in Sri Lanka was 17,198 million USD in 2023, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (central government) — value us$ recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 17,796 million USD in 2021.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (central government) — value us$ recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,213 million USD in 2002.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for total expenditure (central government) — value us$?
- Sri Lanka ranks 74th out of 173 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total expenditure (central government) — value us$ rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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$. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.