CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: CPIA equity of public resource use rating (1=low to 6=high) was 3 1=low to 6=high in 2025. ▼ Falling
Latest (2025)
3 1=low to 6=high
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
55th
of 85 countries
All-time high
3.5 1=low to 6=high
in 2005
All-time low
3 1=low to 6=high
in 2022
Years of data
16
2005–2025
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 (1=low to 6=high) 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% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 3 1=low to 6=high is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.5 1=low to 6=high, 86% of the median. (21 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 3 1=low to 6=high is below the median for South Asia, which is 3.5 1=low to 6=high, 86% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
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 Laos 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 East Timor 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
- Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Arms imports 11.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2025)
- 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)
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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About this data
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.