Sri Lanka Public Consumption: % of GDP

2010 - 2023 | Quarterly | % | CEIC Data

Key information about Sri Lanka Public Consumption: % of GDP

  • Sri Lanka Public Consumption accounted for 5.9 % of its Nominal GDP in Mar 2023, compared with a share of 7.0 % in the previous quarter.
  • Sri Lanka Public Consumption share of Nominal GDP ratio is updated quarterly, available from Mar 2010 to Mar 2023, with an average number of 8.4 %.
  • The data reached an all-time high of 13.2 % in Jun 2020 and a record low of 5.9 % in Mar 2023.

CEIC calculates quarterly Government Consumption as % of Nominal GDP from quarterly Government Consumption Expenditure and quarterly Nominal GDP. The Department of Census and Statistics provides Government Consumption Expenditure in local currency and Nominal GDP in local currency. Government Consumption as % of Nominal GDP prior to Q1 2015 is based on SNA 2008, at 2010 prices.


Related information about Sri Lanka Public Consumption: % of GDP

  • In the latest reports, Sri Lanka GDP contracted 11.5 % YoY in Mar 2023.
  • Sri Lanka Nominal GDP reached 20.9 USD bn in Mar 2023.
  • Its GDP deflator (implicit price deflator) increased 49.4 % in Mar 2023.
  • Sri Lanka GDP Per Capita reached 3,393.0 USD in Dec 2022.
  • Its Gross Savings Rate was measured at 29.8 % in Mar 2023.
  • For Nominal GDP contributions, Investment accounted for 30.7 % in Mar 2023.
  • Private Consumption accounted for 64.2 % in Mar 2023.

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Sri Lanka Public Consumption: % of GDP

What was Sri Lanka's Public Consumption: % of GDP in Mar 2023?

Sri Lanka Public Consumption accounted for 5.9 % of its Nominal GDP in Mar 2023, compared with a share of 7.0 % in the previous quarter. See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
5.9 Mar 2023 7.0 Dec 2022 5.9 Mar 2023 13.2 Jun 2020 % quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2023

Public Consumption: % of GDP by Country Comparison

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country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (%) 9.4 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Algeria (%) 17.4 2021 yearly 1950 - 2021
Argentina (%) 17.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Armenia (%) 12.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Dec 1994 - Jun 2023
Australia (%) 20.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 1959 - Dec 2022
Austria (%) 20.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1988 - Jun 2023
Azerbaijan (%) 10.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2001 - Mar 2023
Bahrain (%) 15.8 2021 yearly 1975 - 2021
Bangladesh (%) 5.7 2022 yearly 1973 - 2022
Belarus (%) 14.5 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2022
Belgium (%) 24.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2023
Bolivia (%) 14.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Mar 2023
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%) 18.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2008 - Sep 2022
Botswana (%) 28.9 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2006 - Sep 2022
Brazil (%) 17.8 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2023
Brunei (%) 17.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2004 - Sep 2022
Bulgaria (%) 20.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Cambodia (%) 7.6 2021 yearly 1993 - 2021
Canada (%) 21.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1961 - Jun 2023
Chile (%) 15.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1996 - Jun 2023
China (%) 15.9 2021 yearly 1952 - 2021
Colombia (%) 15.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2005 - Jun 2023
Croatia (%) 19.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Cyprus (%) 19.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Czech Republic (%) 22.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Denmark (%) 22.7 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1990 - Jun 2023
Ecuador (%) 15.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Mar 2023
Egypt (%) 6.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Sep 2001 - Dec 2022
Estonia (%) 20.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
European Union (%) 21.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Finland (%) 23.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1975 - Dec 2022
France (%) 23.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2022
Georgia (%) 11.1 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2022
Germany (%) 21.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2023
Ghana (%) 10.5 2021 yearly 2006 - 2021
Greece (%) 19.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Mar 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%) 13.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1973 - Dec 2022
Hungary (%) 20.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Iceland (%) 26.0 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
India (%) 10.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 1996 - Jun 2023
Indonesia (%) 9.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Iran (%) 18.0 Mar 2022 quarterly Jun 1988 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%) 10.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Israel (%) 21.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Italy (%) 18.5 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2023
Ivory Coast (%) 10.5 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Japan (%) 20.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2023
Jordan (%) 17.9 2022 yearly 1963 - 2022
Kazakhstan (%) 8.7 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2022
Kenya (%) 12.3 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
South Korea (%) 19.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2023
Kosovo (%) 13.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Kuwait (%) 25.2 2019 yearly 1962 - 2019
Kyrgyzstan (%) 17.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Laos (%) 14.0 2016 yearly 2000 - 2016
Latvia (%) 20.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2023
Lebanon (%) 15.7 2020 yearly 1990 - 2020
Lithuania (%) 18.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Jun 2023
Luxembourg (%) 20.2 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Macau SAR, China (%) 14.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1998 - Jun 2023
North Macedonia (%) 14.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2022
Malawi (%) 13.9 2019 yearly 1960 - 2019
Malaysia (%) 11.3 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1991 - Jun 2023
Malta (%) 17.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1992 - Jun 2023
Mauritius (%) 14.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1999 - Sep 2022
Mexico (%) 11.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1993 - Mar 2023
Moldova (%) 12.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2022
Mongolia (%) 20.1 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Dec 2022
Montenegro (%) 13.8 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2010 - Sep 2022
Morocco (%) 17.9 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2007 - Dec 2022
Mozambique (%) 19.0 2021 yearly 1963 - 2021
Nepal (%) 5.4 2023 yearly 1975 - 2023
Netherlands (%) 24.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
New Zealand (%) 21.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Jun 1987 - Sep 2022
Nigeria (%) 4.4 2022 yearly 1981 - 2022
Norway (%) 23.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1978 - Jun 2023
Oman (%) 22.1 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Pakistan (%) 9.7 2023 yearly 1960 - 2023
Palestinian Territory (%) 17.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2011 - Mar 2023
Panama (%) 13.7 2021 yearly 1996 - 2021
Paraguay (%) 11.0 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 1994 - Sep 2022
Peru (%) 12.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2023
Philippines (%) 13.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1981 - Dec 2022
Poland (%) 18.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Portugal (%) 20.4 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2022
Qatar (%) 12.6 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Sep 2022
Romania (%) 15.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Russia (%) 17.5 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1993 - Dec 2022
Saudi Arabia (%) 21.9 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2023
Serbia (%) 16.2 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
Singapore (%) 10.0 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Slovakia (%) 24.6 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2022
Slovenia (%) 18.6 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1995 - Jun 2023
South Africa (%) 19.1 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2023
Spain (%) 19.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Mar 2023
Sri Lanka (%) 5.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2010 - Mar 2023
Sudan (%) 17.9 2022 yearly 1960 - 2022
Sweden (%) 25.8 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2022
Switzerland (%) 11.4 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 1980 - Jun 2023
Syria (%) 10.9 2021 yearly 1963 - 2021

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Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -10.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2014 - Mar 2023
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 5,458.017 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 7.9 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
National Government Debt (USD mn) 83,110.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 103.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Forecast: Government Expenditure (LKR bn) 4,472.547 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Net Debt (LKR bn) 27,871.878 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Forecast: Government Revenue (LKR bn) 2,012.177 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Government Debt: Foreign (LKR mn) 12,458,154.611 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Dec 2022
Government Debt: Domestic (LKR mn) 13,345,597.046 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2014 - Sep 2022
Government Expenditure & LR: Capital & Net Lending (LKR mn) 119,825.700 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Overall Fiscal Surplus/Deficit (LKR mn) -624,777.888 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Government Expenditure & LR: Recurrent (LKR mn) 1,140,219.040 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Government Expenditure & Lending Minus Repayments (LR) (LKR mn) 1,260,044.740 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Government Revenue & Grants​: Revenue (LKR mn) 634,887.112 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2014 - Mar 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.626 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Trade Balance (USD mn) -367.1 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Jul 2023
Total Exports (USD mn) 1,020.4 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Jul 2023
Total Exports Growth (%) -12.4 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1983 - Jul 2023
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 8,005.174 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 8,546.747 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 3,537.951 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Imports (USD mn) 1,387.6 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Jul 2023
Total Imports Growth (%) 7.8 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1983 - Jul 2023
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 381,649.432 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 128,854.946 2022 yearly 1995 - 2022
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 290.680 May 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - May 2023
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 40.638 May 2023 monthly Jan 1978 - May 2023
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 26.025 May 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - May 2023
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 414.083 May 2023 monthly Jan 2016 - May 2023
Import Volume Index (IVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 131.400 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Jul 2023
Export Volume Index (EVoI): 2010=100 (2010=100) 164.274 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Jul 2023
Terms of Trade Index: 2010=100 (2010=100) 91.480 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 2010 - Jul 2023
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 3.8 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2023
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 644.3 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (%) 3.1 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Mar 2023
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 171.7 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 1977 - Mar 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.7 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2002 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 290.993 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2023
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) 11.0 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 287.796 Mar 2023 quarterly Mar 2012 - Mar 2023
External Debt (USD mn) 50,555.0 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Mar 2023
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 74.7 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 7,061.2 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2012 - Mar 2023
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 11.5 2022 yearly 1998 - 2022
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) -1.458 2022 yearly 1980 - 2022
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) -50,031.937 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2013 - Dec 2022
BoP: FA: Assets: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -149.742 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) 184.812 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: Current & CA: Credit (USD mn) 5,165.572 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: FA: Assets: Reserve Assets (RA) (USD mn) 113.959 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
BoP: CA: Goods & Services: Services (USD mn) 393.313 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: FA: Assets: Portfolio Investment (PO) (USD mn) 0.000 Sep 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Sep 2022
BoP: Secondary Income (USD mn) 1,141.299 Dec 2022 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2022
BoP: FA: Assets: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Liabilities: Financial Derivatives (USD mn) 0.000 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
BoP: FA: Assets: Errors & Ommissions (USD mn) 192.632 Dec 2018 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2018
IIP: Liabilities (USD mn) 59,387.329 Mar 2023 quarterly Sep 2013 - Mar 2023
IIP: Assets (USD mn) 9,808.641 Mar 2023 quarterly Sep 2013 - Mar 2023
International Investment Position (IIP): Net (USD mn) -49,578.688 Mar 2023 quarterly Sep 2013 - Mar 2023
No of Registered Enterprises (Unit) 6,298.000 2022 yearly 1994 - 2022
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 4.5 2021 yearly 1998 - 2021
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 7.6 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2023
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 4,794.628 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2023
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 34,690.376 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1994 - Jul 2023
M2 Growth (%) 8.1 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1995 - Jul 2023
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 4.0 Jun 2023 monthly Mar 1997 - Jun 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 3,559.2 Aug 2023 monthly Dec 1956 - Aug 2023
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 2.7 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1982 - Jul 2023
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 29.380 Aug 2023 monthly Dec 1977 - Aug 2023
Total Deposits (USD mn) 48,209.545 May 2023 monthly Dec 2002 - May 2023
Total Deposits Growth (%) 4.7 May 2023 monthly Dec 2003 - May 2023
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 52,405.6 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1996 - Jul 2023
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 3.0 Jul 2023 monthly Jan 1997 - Jul 2023
Household Debt (USD mn) 6,081.4 Mar 2023 quarterly Jun 2010 - Mar 2023
Total Loans (USD mn) 25,873.772 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 1983 - Jun 2023
Total Loans Growth (%) -7.76 Jun 2023 monthly Dec 1984 - Jun 2023
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 27.42 Mar 2023 quarterly Dec 2010 - Mar 2023
ORA: Foreign Currency Reserves in Convertible FC (FCR) (USD mn) 3,559.155 Aug 2023 monthly Nov 2013 - Aug 2023
Official Reserve Assets (ORA) (USD mn) 3,598.000 Aug 2023 monthly Nov 2013 - Aug 2023
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) -8.2 May 2023 monthly May 2016 - May 2023
Business Sentiment Index: Business Condition: Current Quarter (Index) 73.630 Jun 2023 quarterly Jun 2014 - Jun 2023
Purchasing Managers Index: Manufacturing (Index) 44.600 Jul 2023 monthly May 2015 - Jul 2023

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