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Government consumption to GDP in Sri Lanka

Latest: 6.7%
Previous: 7.0%
Change: -0.21 (-3.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: Percent

Government consumption to GDP over time

Annual, Percent, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank

Observations for Government consumption to GDP in Sri Lanka
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	13.9%
Dec 31, 1967	13.7%
Dec 31, 1968	13.1%
Dec 31, 1969	12.6%
Dec 31, 1970	11.9%
Dec 31, 1971	12.6%
Dec 31, 1972	12.4%
Dec 31, 1973	11.0%
Dec 31, 1974	11.5%
Dec 31, 1975	9.3%
Dec 31, 1976	10.0%
Dec 31, 1977	8.6%
Dec 31, 1978	9.5%
Dec 31, 1979	9.2%
Dec 31, 1980	8.5%
Dec 31, 1981	7.4%
Dec 31, 1982	8.3%
Dec 31, 1983	8.1%
Dec 31, 1984	7.8%
Dec 31, 1985	10.2%
Dec 31, 1986	10.3%
Dec 31, 1987	9.9%
Dec 31, 1988	9.8%
Dec 31, 1989	10.5%
Dec 31, 1990	9.8%
Dec 31, 1991	9.8%
Dec 31, 1992	9.6%
Dec 31, 1993	9.2%
Dec 31, 1994	9.7%
Dec 31, 1995	11.5%
Dec 31, 1996	10.5%
Dec 31, 1997	10.4%
Dec 31, 1998	9.8%
Dec 31, 1999	9.0%
Dec 31, 2000	10.5%
Dec 31, 2001	10.3%
Dec 31, 2002	12.7%
Dec 31, 2003	12.2%
Dec 31, 2004	12.6%
Dec 31, 2005	13.1%
Dec 31, 2006	15.4%
Dec 31, 2007	15.3%
Dec 31, 2008	16.2%
Dec 31, 2009	17.6%
Dec 31, 2010	—
Dec 31, 2011	—
Dec 31, 2012	—
Dec 31, 2013	—
Dec 31, 2014	—
Dec 31, 2015	8.9%
Dec 31, 2016	8.2%
Dec 31, 2017	7.9%
Dec 31, 2018	8.6%
Dec 31, 2019	9.0%
Dec 31, 2020	10.4%
Dec 31, 2021	9.5%
Dec 31, 2022	7.2%
Dec 31, 2023	6.7%
Dec 31, 2024	7.0%
Dec 31, 2025	6.7%

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