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Sri Lanka - Government Expenditure (% of GDP) 18.04

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 161 economies tracked

Latest value

18.04 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 161 economies

Share of global total

0.7%

Growth since 1990

0.73×

Ranking Race — Government Expenditure (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#22#43#64#85#106#1271972198219922002201220222024#29#682021 overtook Ghana2023 overtook Chile
Sri LankaBotswanaTanzania

Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Sri Lanka climbed from #29 to #68 (overtook Ghana). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sri Lanka ↓

Key Events — Sri Lanka

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2010
Fell 22 places in global rank auto
2021
Overtook Ghana in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Chile in global rank auto
2023
Climbed 30 places in global rank auto

Government Expenditure (% of GDP), 1990-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
1990200020102020202314.1618.0922.0225.95

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