Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Agriculture share of Government Expenditure was 3.6% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Sri Lanka, 2001–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for agriculture share of government expenditure in Sri Lanka is 3.6%, measured in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 24.1% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, agriculture share of government expenditure in Sri Lanka peaked at 6.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 3.5%, in 2004.
Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 203 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Agriculture share of Government Expenditure in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.6% | — |
| 2002 | 3.6% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.6% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 3.5% | -3.8% |
| 2005 | 4.0% | +13.4% |
| 2006 | 4.8% | +20.6% |
| 2007 | 4.4% | -8.1% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +33.3% |
| 2009 | 5.5% | -7.1% |
| 2010 | 5.3% | -2.4% |
| 2011 | 5.3% | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 4.9% | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 4.0% | -18.9% |
| 2014 | 5.7% | +45.3% |
| 2015 | 6.3% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 5.7% | -10.6% |
| 2017 | 5.3% | -5.3% |
| 2018 | 4.5% | -15.7% |
| 2019 | 4.6% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 4.2% | -9.9% |
| 2022 | 4.8% | +15.3% |
| 2023 | 3.6% | -24.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.3% | 3.5% | 5.9% | 9 |
| 2010s | 5.2% | 4.0% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 3.6% | 4.8% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More public sector data for Sri Lanka
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4107 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 80 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 60.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0134 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 80.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is agriculture share of government expenditure in Sri Lanka?
- Agriculture share of government expenditure in Sri Lanka was 3.6% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 6.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest agriculture share of government expenditure recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.5% in 2004.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for agriculture share of government expenditure?
- Sri Lanka ranks 33rd out of 203 countries with data for 2023.
- Is agriculture share of government expenditure rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Agriculture share of Government Expenditure (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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