Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$ in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$ was 16,962 million USD in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total Expenditure (general government) — Value US$ in Sri Lanka, 2001–2015
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in million USD.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total expenditure (general government) — value us$ in Sri Lanka is 16,962 million USD, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.4% on the previous year and up 188.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total expenditure (general government) — value us$ in Sri Lanka peaked at 16,962 million USD in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4,213 million USD, in 2002.
Sri Lanka ranks 68th of 114 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Total Expenditure (general 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% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,458 million USD | 4,213 million USD | 10,527 million USD | 9 |
| 2010s | 13,410 million USD | 11,441 million USD | 16,962 million USD | 6 |
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 (general government) — value us$ in Sri Lanka?
- Total expenditure (general government) — value us$ in Sri Lanka was 16,962 million USD in 2015, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest total expenditure (general government) — value us$ recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 16,962 million USD in 2015.
- What is the lowest total expenditure (general 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 (general government) — value us$?
- Sri Lanka ranks 68th out of 114 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total expenditure (general government) — value us$ rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 188.0%. 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 (general 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.