CPIA equity of public resource use rating in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: CPIA equity of public resource use rating was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
CPIA equity of public resource use rating in Sri Lanka, 2005–2025
Source: CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG). Measured in 1=low to 6=high.
Analysis
In 2025, cpia equity of public resource use rating in Sri Lanka stood at 3 1=low to 6=high. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cpia equity of public resource use rating in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3 1=low to 6=high, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 55th out of 85 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 16 years of available data.
CPIA equity of public resource use rating in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | 1=low to 6=high | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | — |
| 2006 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3 1=low to 6=high | -14.3% |
| 2023 | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 3 1=low to 6=high | -14.3% |
| 2025 | 3 1=low to 6=high | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 5 |
| 2010s | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.12 1=low to 6=high | 3 1=low to 6=high | 3.5 1=low to 6=high | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 55 Cameroon 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Central African Republic 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Comoros 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Congo 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Dominica 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Ghana 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Guyana 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Lao People's Democratic Republic 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Lesotho 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Mozambique 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Myanmar 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Nigeria 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Papua New Guinea 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Sao Tome and Principe 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Somalia 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Timor-Leste 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Tuvalu 3 1=low to 6=high compare
- 55 Vanuatu 3 1=low to 6=high compare
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 cpia equity of public resource use rating in Sri Lanka?
- Cpia equity of public resource use rating in Sri Lanka was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025, according to CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG).
- What is the highest cpia equity of public resource use rating recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.5 1=low to 6=high in 2005.
- What is the lowest cpia equity of public resource use rating recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for cpia equity of public resource use rating?
- Sri Lanka ranks 55th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cpia equity of public resource use rating rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from CPIA database, World Bank Group (WBG), published as part of CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Equity of public resource use assesses the extent to which the pattern of public expenditures and revenue collection affects the poor and is consistent with national poverty reduction priorities.