Government consumption in US dollars — all countries

Government consumption in US dollars — Sri Lanka

Government consumption in US dollars in Sri Lanka in 2025 — 7,337,670,053 US$. Ranked 78 in the world out of 132. Since 1960, the indicator has risen by 3,733.2%.

2025 7.34B US$ +5.98% vs 2024
World rank 78of 132
Period maximum 8.77B US$2020
Period minimum 170M US$1963

Trend over time

1960–2025 · US$

Government consumption in US dollars — Sri Lanka, 1960–202502.5B5B7.5B10B19601967197419811988199520022009201620231960: 191,423,445 US$1962: 198,110,645 US$1964: 181,510,185 US$1966: 243,277,311 US$1968: 236,660,736 US$1970: 272,773,109 US$1972: 317,755,444 US$1974: 412,481,203 US$1976: 359,215,220 US$1978: 259,000,641 US$1980: 343,920,145 US$1982: 396,059,587 US$1984: 469,143,082 US$1986: 659,528,908 US$1988: 686,859,478 US$1990: 783,949,076 US$1992: 934,793,520 US$1994: 1,133,184,945 US$1996: 1,465,912,792 US$1998: 1,544,279,300 US$2000: 1,744,378,464 US$2002: 2,103,256,235 US$2004: 2,609,635,339 US$2006: 4,342,420,162 US$2008: 6,588,786,176 US$2015: 7,582,104,298 US$2017: 7,411,040,209 US$2019: 7,985,452,134 US$2021: 8,369,906,957 US$2023: 5,673,855,139 US$2025: 7,337,670,053 US$
Change over the period: +7.15B (+3,733.21%) Average annual rate: 5.77 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 7.34B US$
South Asia 466B US$
Southern Asia computed 550B US$
Lower-middle-income countries computed 929B US$
Government consumption in US dollars — Sri Lanka, by year Sri Lanka All countries CSV XLSX
Year US$ Change Change, %
2025 7.34B +414M +5.98%
2024 6.92B +1.25B +22.03%
2023 5.67B +313M +5.84%
2022 5.36B −3.01B −35.95%
2021 8.37B −399M −4.55%
2020 8.77B +784M +9.81%
2019 7.99B −146M −1.79%
2018 8.13B +720M +9.72%
2017 7.41B +221M +3.08%
2016 7.19B −392M −5.17%
2015 7.58B
2009 7.41B +820M +12.44%
2008 6.59B +1.65B +33.36%
2007 4.94B +598M +13.78%
2006 4.34B +1.15B +35.94%
2005 3.19B +585M +22.41%
2004 2.61B +314M +13.65%
2003 2.3B +193M +9.17%
2002 2.1B +487M +30.12%
2001 1.62B −128M −7.34%
2000 1.74B +326M +22.97%
1999 1.42B −126M −8.14%
1998 1.54B −18.63M −1.19%
1997 1.56B +96.99M +6.62%
1996 1.47B −28.8M −1.93%
1995 1.49B +362M +31.9%
1994 1.13B +186M +19.58%
1993 948M +12.87M +1.38%
1992 935M +49.3M +5.57%
1991 885M +102M +12.95%
1990 784M +51.36M +7.01%
1989 733M +45.73M +6.66%
1988 687M +23.2M +3.5%
1987 664M +4.13M +0.63%
1986 660M +48.37M +7.91%
1985 611M +142M +30.27%
1984 469M +48.87M +11.63%
1983 420M +24.21M +6.11%
1982 396M +68.27M +20.83%
1981 328M −16.13M −4.69%
1980 344M +35.76M +11.61%
1979 308M +49.16M +18.98%
1978 259M −92.52M −26.32%
1977 352M −7.69M −2.14%
1976 359M +5.43M +1.54%
1975 354M −58.7M −14.23%
1974 412M +97.48M +30.95%
1973 315M −2.76M −0.87%
1972 318M +20.28M +6.82%
1971 297M +24.7M +9.05%
1970 273M +25.55M +10.33%
1969 247M +10.57M +4.46%
1968 237M −18.48M −7.24%
1967 255M +11.87M +4.88%
1966 243M +210,084 +0.09%
1965 243M +61.56M +33.91%
1964 182M +11.74M +6.91%
1963 170M −28.34M −14.3%
1962 198M +5.04M +2.61%
1961 193M +1.65M +0.86%
1960 191M

Southern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Government final consumption expenditure in current US dollars: compensation of employees in the public sector, purchases of goods and services for the current work of the state, and spending on defense and security. This is not the whole budget: pensions, benefits and other transfers are left out because they are recorded as household income, while public investment is recorded as capital formation. The quantity therefore comes to roughly two thirds of total budget expense, not all of it.

Important: Not to be confused with budget expense: transfers and capital outlays are not counted here. This same indicator serves as the weight when aggregating military spending as a share of government spending.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.