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Sri Lanka - Government Net Lending and Borrowing (% of GDP) -9.22

World Bank WDI · updated 2026-10-15 · 158 economies tracked

Latest value

-9.22 (2023)

Global rank

#n/a of 158 economies

Share of global total

4.1%

Growth since 1990

1.78×

Ranking Race — Government Net Lending and Borrowing (% of GDP)

1 = global #1 · higher value ranks higher

#1#23#45#67#89#111#1331972198219922002201220222024#59#1062022 overtook Burkina Faso2023 overtook Kenya
Sri LankaNauruNorwayLesothoMacao

Real annual global ranks, 1972 - 2024. Sri Lanka climbed from #59 to #106 (overtook Burkina Faso). Gaps in a lane = missing data that year.

Key events for Sri Lanka ↓

Key Events — Sri Lanka

Auto-detected from rank data + curated milestones

2014
Fell 18 places in global rank auto
2016
Climbed 15 places in global rank auto
2022
Overtook Burkina Faso in global rank auto
2023
Overtook Kenya in global rank auto

Government Net Lending and Borrowing (% of GDP), 1990-2023

World Bank WDI · % of GDP · linear scale · ranking in the race above
19902000201020202023-13.38-10.53-7.68-4.83

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Primary Balance (% of GDP), Gross Operating Balance (% of GDP), Current Account Balance

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