Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) was 44.2% in 2016. ▲ Rising
Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sri Lanka, 2000–2016
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sri Lanka is 44.2%, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 40.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sri Lanka peaked at 53.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23.1%, in 2010.
Sri Lanka ranks 72nd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 17 years of available data.
Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.2% | — |
| 2001 | 24.8% | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 28.3% | +13.8% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 31.8% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +8.5% |
| 2006 | 31.5% | -8.9% |
| 2007 | 29.8% | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 27.6% | -7.3% |
| 2009 | 23.9% | -13.4% |
| 2010 | 23.1% | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 24.4% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 23.8% | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 53.3% | +124.4% |
| 2014 | 52.8% | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 41.6% | -21.1% |
| 2016 | 44.2% | +6.1% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 44.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 44.2%, 100% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 44.2% is above the median for South Asia, which is 31.0%, 1.4× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%) in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +124.4% | 23.8% | 53.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.7% | 23.9% | 34.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.6% | 23.1% | 53.3% | 7 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 69 Georgia 45.2% compare
- 70 Marshall Islands 44.9% compare
- 71 South Africa 44.2% compare
- 73 El Salvador 44.0% compare
- 74 Hungary 44.0% compare
- 75 Tajikistan 43.8% compare
More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0722 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of total government spending on essential services in Sri Lanka was 44.2% in 2016, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 53.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest proportion of total government spending on essential services recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.1% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of total government spending on essential services?
- Sri Lanka ranks 72nd out of 128 countries with data for 2016.
- Is proportion of total government spending on essential services rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of total government spending on essential services (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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