Sri Lanka: Government deficit (% of GDP)
Percent of GDP · 1947–2025 · 79 observations · govdef_GDP
- 2025
- −2.24%percent of GDP
- Change on 2024
- +3.2 pointsfrom −5.43%
- Average, 2016–2025
- −7.38%10 years
- Record high and low
- 2.28% (1955)low −21.2% (1980)
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Percent of GDP
| Year | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -2.24 | |
| 2024 | -5.43 | |
| 2023 | -8.32 | |
| 2022 | -10.2 | |
| 2021 | -11.7 | |
| 2020 | -13.4 | |
| 2019 | -7.52 | |
| 2018 | -4.96 | |
| 2017 | -5.10 | |
| 2016 | -5.00 |
Sources
This series is derived from other GMD variables.
Please cite: Müller, K., Xu, C., Lehbib, M., & Chen, Z. (2025). The Global Macro Database: A New International Macroeconomic Dataset. NBER Working Paper 33714. BibTeX →
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