Government expenditure (% of GDP) - Sri Lanka
Value & RankThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Sri Lanka is 13.1 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 122.
Sri Lanka compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Sri Lanka is similar to that of Malaysia, Uruguay, São Tomé and Principe, Bolivia, Guyana, Cameroon, Chile, Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela, Afghanistan with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 13.6, 13.5, 13.5, 13.5, 13.2, 13.0, 12.4, 12.3, 12.2, 12.1 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127.Last 10 years averageSri Lanka had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 14.5 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Sri Lanka during the Great RecessionSri Lanka's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 14.6% during the Great RecessionSri Lanka since the end of the Great RecessionSri Lanka's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 25.5% since the end of the Great RecessionSri Lanka during the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 112% during the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 25.5% since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War
Sri Lanka compared to other CountriesThe Government expenditure (% of GDP) of Sri Lanka is similar to that of Malaysia, Uruguay, São Tomé and Principe, Bolivia, Guyana, Cameroon, Chile, Syrian Arab Republic, Venezuela, Afghanistan with a respective Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 13.6, 13.5, 13.5, 13.5, 13.2, 13.0, 12.4, 12.3, 12.2, 12.1 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127.Last 10 years averageSri Lanka had an average Government expenditure (% of GDP) of 14.5 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Sri Lanka during the Great RecessionSri Lanka's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 14.6% during the Great RecessionSri Lanka since the end of the Great RecessionSri Lanka's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 25.5% since the end of the Great RecessionSri Lanka during the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a positive growth of 112% during the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil WarSri Lanka's Government expenditure (% of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 25.5% since the end of the Sri Lankan Civil War
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Malaysia | 117 | 13.6 |
Uruguay | 118 | 13.5 |
São Tomé and Principe | 119 | 13.5 |
Bolivia | 120 | 13.5 |
Guyana | 121 | 13.2 |
Sri Lanka | 122 | 13.1 |
Cameroon | 123 | 13.0 |
Chile | 124 | 12.4 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 125 | 12.3 |
Venezuela | 126 | 12.2 |
Afghanistan | 127 | 12.1 |
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Datasource: Workbank - World Development Indicators