Public Sector in Sri Lanka
82 indicators covering public sector for Sri Lanka.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arms imports | 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2024 | up 80.0% | 115th |
| Tax revenue | 9.9% | 2023 | down 2.4% | 134th |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 29.6% | 2023 | up 66.2% | 47th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 46.1% | 2023 | up 4.8% | 16th |
| Net investment in nonfinancial assets | 2.4% | 2023 | down 7.4% | 91st |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | -9.2% | 2023 | down 81.1% | 147th |
| Interest payments | 79.9% | 2023 | up 107.5% | 1st |
| Grants and other revenue | 10.3% | 2023 | down 9.9% | 120th |
| Interest payments | 49.4% | 2023 | up 56.7% | 1st |
| Other taxes | 0.0% | 2023 | down 99.9% | 138th |
| Compensation of employees | 18.9% | 2023 | down 32.3% | 103rd |
| Goods and services expense | 6.0% | 2023 | down 28.9% | 140th |
| Taxes on international trade | 12.8% | 2023 | down 23.2% | 29th |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 21.0% | 2023 | up 5.5% | 122nd |
| Military expenditure | 1.4% | 2024 | down 40.9% | 96th |
| Military expenditure | 1.33 billion current USD | 2024 | down 30.4% | 78th |
| Armed forces personnel, total | 317,000 | 2020 | up 42.1% | 22nd |
| Tax revenue | 2.72 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 170.5% | 36th |
| Revenue, excluding grants | 3.05 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 168.0% | 39th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 1.42 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 179.5% | 33rd |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 911.11 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 343.0% | 40th |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 33.5% | 2023 | up 63.8% | 92nd |
| Armed forces personnel | 3.7% | 2020 | up 39.0% | 12th |
| Compensation of employees | 939.50 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 138.9% | 34th |
| Interest payments | 2.46 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 453.1% | 16th |
| Expense | 4.97 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 253.0% | 31st |
| Net investment in nonfinancial assets | 647.96 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 156.6% | 36th |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | -2.54 trillion current LCU | 2023 | down 401.9% | 142nd |
| Goods and services expense | 299.70 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 151.0% | 44th |
| Other expense | 4.7% | 2023 | down 61.7% | 90th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score | 90 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 50.0% | 61st |
| Intentional homicides | 3.31 per 100,000 people | 2019 | down 37.5% | 78th |
| Grants and other revenue | 317.50 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 140.0% | 47th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score | 77.28 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 17.2% | 84th |
| Military expenditure | 402.50 billion current LCU | 2024 | up 61.0% | 40th |
| Other taxes | 245.79 million current LCU | 2023 | down 99.8% | 99th |
| Taxes on international trade | 392.45 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 104.6% | 30th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 6.0% | 2023 | up 0.4% | 121st |
| Customs and other import duties | 390.22 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 103.4% | 27th |
| Customs and other import duties | 14.3% | 2023 | down 24.8% | 31st |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 1.04 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 272.3% | 42nd |
| Social contributions | 1.2% | 2023 | down 10.2% | 91st |
| Net incurrence of liabilities, total | 10.1% | 2023 | up 93.9% | 8th |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 9.8% | 2025 | up 100.0% | 172nd |
| Other expense | 231.00 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 35.3% | 30th |
| Military expenditure | 7.3% | 2022 | down 40.0% | 54th |
| Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disaste | 17,000 number of cases | 2023 | down 94.8% | 58th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score | 64.07 scale 0-100 | 2024 | down 21.6% | 80th |
| Primary government expenditures as a proportion of original approved b | 92.1% | 2023 | down 1.6% | 125th |
| Net acquisition of financial assets | 0.9% | 2023 | up 752.2% | 65th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure | 60 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 71.4% | 100th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score | 74.58 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 1.8% | 79th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score | 81.53 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 0.3% | 70th |
| Net incurrence of liabilities, total | 2.77 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 437.3% | 16th |
| Social contributions | 36.26 billion current LCU | 2023 | up 139.4% | 52nd |
| Intentional homicides, male | 4.54 per 100,000 male | 2019 | down 48.6% | 57th |
| Intentional homicides, female | 2.15 per 100,000 female | 2019 | up 12.8% | 44th |
| CPIA debt policy rating | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 14.3% | 41st |
| CPIA transparency, accountability, and corruption in the public sector | 3 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | unchanged | 23rd |
| CPIA structural policies cluster average | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 2025 | down 4.5% | 21st |