Sri Lanka Government Revenue and Expenditure

Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending

2014 - 2023 | Quarterly | LKR mn | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending data was reported at 252,265.370 LKR mn in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 170,568.510 LKR mn for Sep 2023. Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending data is updated quarterly, averaging 141,434.927 LKR mn from Mar 2014 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 558,306.264 LKR mn in Dec 2022 and a record low of 68,712.700 LKR mn in Jun 2020. Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.F004: Government Revenue and Expenditure .

Last Frequency Range
252,265.370 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023

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Sri Lanka Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending

Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent

2014 - 2023 | Quarterly | LKR mn | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent data was reported at 1,371,994.242 LKR mn in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,002,143.567 LKR mn for Sep 2023. Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent data is updated quarterly, averaging 560,138.950 LKR mn from Mar 2014 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,371,994.242 LKR mn in Dec 2023 and a record low of 243,612.458 LKR mn in Jun 2014. Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.F004: Government Revenue and Expenditure .

Last Frequency Range
1,371,994.242 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023

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Sri Lanka Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent

Sri Lanka Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent: ow Interest Payments

2014 - 2018 | Quarterly | LKR mn | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent: ow Interest Payments data was reported at 170,611.000 LKR mn in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 220,857.000 LKR mn for Mar 2018. Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent: ow Interest Payments data is updated quarterly, averaging 144,068.503 LKR mn from Mar 2014 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 226,554.000 LKR mn in Sep 2017 and a record low of 72,906.060 LKR mn in Dec 2014. Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent: ow Interest Payments data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.F004: Government Revenue and Expenditure .

Last Frequency Range
220,857.00 Mar 2018 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2018

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent: ow Interest Payments

Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR)

2014 - 2023 | Quarterly | LKR mn | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) data was reported at 1,624,259.612 LKR mn in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 1,172,712.077 LKR mn for Sep 2023. Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) data is updated quarterly, averaging 706,535.587 LKR mn from Mar 2014 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,777,768.425 LKR mn in Dec 2022 and a record low of 367,360.458 LKR mn in Jun 2014. Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.F004: Government Revenue and Expenditure .

Last Frequency Range
1,624,259.612 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023

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Sri Lanka Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR)

Sri Lanka Government Financing: Domestic

2014 - 2018 | Quarterly | LKR mn | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Government Financing: Domestic data was reported at -19,261.103 LKR mn in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 204,126.672 LKR mn for Mar 2018. Government Financing: Domestic data is updated quarterly, averaging 94,171.028 LKR mn from Mar 2014 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 279,403.000 LKR mn in Mar 2015 and a record low of -82,565.772 LKR mn in Sep 2016. Government Financing: Domestic data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.F004: Government Revenue and Expenditure .

Last Frequency Range
204,126.70 Mar 2018 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2018

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Government Financing: Domestic

Sri Lanka Government Financing: Domestic: Bank

2014 - 2018 | Quarterly | LKR mn | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Government Financing: Domestic: Bank data was reported at -29,302.906 LKR mn in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 83,095.884 LKR mn for Mar 2018. Government Financing: Domestic: Bank data is updated quarterly, averaging 21,128.986 LKR mn from Mar 2014 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 218,781.967 LKR mn in Mar 2017 and a record low of -78,195.943 LKR mn in Sep 2016. Government Financing: Domestic: Bank data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.F004: Government Revenue and Expenditure .

Last Frequency Range
83,095.90 Mar 2018 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2018

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Government Financing: Domestic: Bank

Sri Lanka Government Financing: Domestic: Non Bank

2014 - 2018 | Quarterly | LKR mn | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Government Financing: Domestic: Non Bank data was reported at 10,041.804 LKR mn in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 121,030.787 LKR mn for Mar 2018. Government Financing: Domestic: Non Bank data is updated quarterly, averaging 44,232.530 LKR mn from Mar 2014 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 18 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 135,621.498 LKR mn in Dec 2014 and a record low of -35,543.913 LKR mn in Dec 2016. Government Financing: Domestic: Non Bank data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.F004: Government Revenue and Expenditure .

Last Frequency Range
121,030.80 Mar 2018 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2018

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Government Financing: Domestic: Non Bank

Sri Lanka Government Financing: Foreign

2014 - 2018 | Quarterly | LKR mn | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Government Financing: Foreign data was reported at 112,975.569 LKR mn in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 159,309.103 LKR mn for Jun 2018. Government Financing: Foreign data is updated quarterly, averaging 79,576.160 LKR mn from Mar 2014 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 318,217.333 LKR mn in Dec 2015 and a record low of -85,750.976 LKR mn in Mar 2016. Government Financing: Foreign data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.F004: Government Revenue and Expenditure .

Last Frequency Range
1,674.30 Mar 2018 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2018

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Government Financing: Foreign

Sri Lanka Government Revenue & Grants​

2014 - 2018 | Quarterly | LKR mn | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Government Revenue & Grants​ data was reported at 496,669.208 LKR mn in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 456,335.092 LKR mn for Jun 2018. Government Revenue & Grants​ data is updated quarterly, averaging 436,655.000 LKR mn from Mar 2014 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 513,527.443 LKR mn in Dec 2016 and a record low of 245,916.000 LKR mn in Mar 2014. Government Revenue & Grants​ data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.F004: Government Revenue and Expenditure .

Last Frequency Range
469,395.70 Mar 2018 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2018

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Government Revenue & Grants​

Sri Lanka Government Revenue & Grants​: Grants

2014 - 2018 | Quarterly | LKR mn | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Government Revenue & Grants​: Grants data was reported at 588.408 LKR mn in Sep 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4,626.592 LKR mn for Jun 2018. Government Revenue & Grants​: Grants data is updated quarterly, averaging 665.000 LKR mn from Mar 2014 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,802.973 LKR mn in Dec 2016 and a record low of 0.000 LKR mn in Mar 2016. Government Revenue & Grants​: Grants data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.F004: Government Revenue and Expenditure .

Last Frequency Range
330.00 Mar 2018 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2018

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Government Revenue & Grants​: Grants

Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue

2014 - 2023 | Quarterly | LKR mn | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue data was reported at 938,335.266 LKR mn in Dec 2023. This records an increase from the previous number of 795,600.830 LKR mn for Sep 2023. Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue data is updated quarterly, averaging 441,231.775 LKR mn from Mar 2014 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 938,335.266 LKR mn in Dec 2023 and a record low of 245,232.000 LKR mn in Mar 2014. Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.F004: Government Revenue and Expenditure .

Last Frequency Range
938,335.266 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023

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Sri Lanka Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue

Sri Lanka Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue: Non Tax

2014 - 2018 | Quarterly | LKR mn | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue: Non Tax data was reported at 63,215.900 LKR mn in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 31,686.100 LKR mn for Jun 2018. Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue: Non Tax data is updated quarterly, averaging 31,686.100 LKR mn from Mar 2014 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 110,352.609 LKR mn in Dec 2016 and a record low of 17,525.000 LKR mn in Mar 2014. Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue: Non Tax data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.F004: Government Revenue and Expenditure .

Last Frequency Range
43,798.00 Mar 2018 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2018

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue: Non Tax

Sri Lanka Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue: Tax

2014 - 2018 | Quarterly | LKR mn | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue: Tax data was reported at 432,909.900 LKR mn in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 420,022.400 LKR mn for Jun 2018. Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue: Tax data is updated quarterly, averaging 382,411.000 LKR mn from Mar 2014 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 19 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 467,538.487 LKR mn in Dec 2015 and a record low of 227,707.000 LKR mn in Mar 2014. Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue: Tax data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.F004: Government Revenue and Expenditure .

Last Frequency Range
425,267.70 Mar 2018 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2018

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Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue: Tax

Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit

2014 - 2023 | Quarterly | LKR mn | Central Bank of Sri Lanka

Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit data was reported at -668,691.039 LKR mn in Dec 2023. This records a decrease from the previous number of -371,009.687 LKR mn for Sep 2023. Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit data is updated quarterly, averaging -253,890.858 LKR mn from Mar 2014 (Median) to Dec 2023, with 40 observations. The data reached an all-time high of -69,692.218 LKR mn in Jun 2014 and a record low of -1,215,560.131 LKR mn in Dec 2022. Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Central Bank of Sri Lanka. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Sri Lanka – Table LK.F004: Government Revenue and Expenditure .

Last Frequency Range
-668,691.039 Dec 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2023

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Sri Lanka Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent: ow Interest Payments
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR)
Government Financing: Domestic
Government Financing: Domestic: Bank
Government Financing: Domestic: Non Bank
Government Financing: Foreign
Government Revenue & Grants​
Government Revenue & Grants​: Grants
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue: Non Tax
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue: Tax
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit
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