Sri Lanka: Government expenditure

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The most recent value is 470.98 billion Sri Lanka Rupee as of Q1 2024, a decline compared to the previous value of 496.57 billion Sri Lanka Rupee. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from Q1 2019 to Q1 2024 is 419.55 billion Sri Lanka Rupee. The minimum of 332.78 billion Sri Lanka Rupee was recorded in Q1 2019, while the maximum of 496.57 billion Sri Lanka Rupee was reached in Q4 2023. Click on the following link to see the values of: Government expenditure around the world.
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  • Measure: billion Sri Lanka Rupee
  • Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Recent values Sri Lanka: Government expenditure, billion currency units
2024  Q1 470.98
2023  Q4 496.57
2023  Q3 476.04
2023  Q2 479.22
2023  Q1 441.27
2022  Q4 459.77
2022  Q3 421.79
2022  Q2 375.33


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Definition: Total spending by all levels of government but excluding public enterprises.

 Related indicators Latest Reference Measure
 Government spending, percent of GDP 6.85 2023 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 5.78 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -8.30 2023 percent
 Government debt 103.90 2023 percent
 Government expenditure 470.98 Q1/2024 billion
 Tax revenue 7.28 2022 percent
 Commercial tax rate 55.20 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 129 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 36 2019 taxes
 Taxes on goods and services 43.37 2022 percent
 Taxes on international trade 17.10 2022 percent
 Income and profits taxes 26.52 2022 percent
 Foreign aid 11.05 2022 million U.S. dollars
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