Grants and other revenue in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Grants and other revenue was 10.3% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Grants and other revenue in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grants and other revenue in Sri Lanka is 10.3%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 7.2% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grants and other revenue in Sri Lanka peaked at 18.7% in 1991 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2015.
Sri Lanka ranks 120th of 154 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Grants and other revenue in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % of revenue | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 17.1% | — |
| 1991 | 18.7% | +9.0% |
| 1992 | 18.3% | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 17.4% | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 15.4% | -11.9% |
| 1995 | 17.8% | +15.9% |
| 1996 | 14.6% | -17.7% |
| 1997 | 16.2% | +10.3% |
| 1998 | 17.5% | +8.6% |
| 1999 | 16.3% | -7.0% |
| 2000 | 14.0% | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 13.0% | -7.3% |
| 2002 | 15.9% | +22.6% |
| 2003 | 17.4% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 11.0% | -37.2% |
| 2005 | 17.1% | +56.3% |
| 2006 | 14.2% | -17.0% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | -8.6% |
| 2008 | 13.7% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 13.2% | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 11.8% | -10.4% |
| 2011 | 13.1% | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 13.7% | +4.3% |
| 2013 | 11.5% | -16.2% |
| 2014 | 10.3% | -10.6% |
| 2015 | 6.2% | -40.0% |
| 2016 | 12.5% | +102.9% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | -36.2% |
| 2018 | 10.1% | +26.7% |
| 2019 | 7.1% | -29.6% |
| 2020 | 9.1% | +27.5% |
| 2021 | 9.0% | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 11.1% | +24.2% |
| 2023 | 10.3% | -7.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.9% | 14.6% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 11.0% | 17.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 6.2% | 13.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.0% | 11.1% | 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 grants and other revenue in Sri Lanka?
- Grants and other revenue in Sri Lanka was 10.3% in 2023, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest grants and other revenue recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 1991.
- What is the lowest grants and other revenue recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for grants and other revenue?
- Sri Lanka ranks 120th out of 154 countries with data for 2023.
- Is grants and other revenue rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Grants and other revenue (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Grants are transfers receivable by government units, from other resident or nonresident government units or international organizations, that do not meet the definition of a tax, subsidy, or social contribution. Other revenue is all revenue receivable excluding taxes, social contributions, and grants. This category of revenue includes property income, sales of goods and services, and miscellaneous other types of revenue. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.