The ratio of government expenditure to GDP in Sri Lanka decreased by 1.5 percentage points (-7.5 percent) since the previous year. Nevertheless, the last two years recorded a significant higher ratio than the preceding years. Depicted here is the general government expenditure as a share of the national gross domestic product. According to the International Monetary Fund, the general government expenditure consists of total expense and the net acquisition of nonfinancial assets. The gross domestic product represents the total value of final goods and services produced during a year.
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Sri Lanka: Ratio of government expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022
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IMF. (April 22, 2024). Sri Lanka: Ratio of government expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 12, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/728523/ratio-of-government-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-in-sri-lanka/
IMF. "Sri Lanka: Ratio of government expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022." Chart. April 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728523/ratio-of-government-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-in-sri-lanka/
IMF. (2024). Sri Lanka: Ratio of government expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 12, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/728523/ratio-of-government-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-in-sri-lanka/
IMF. "Sri Lanka: Ratio of Government Expenditure to Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) from 2012 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728523/ratio-of-government-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-in-sri-lanka/
IMF, Sri Lanka: Ratio of government expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/728523/ratio-of-government-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-in-sri-lanka/ (last visited September 12, 2024)
Sri Lanka: Ratio of government expenditure to gross domestic product (GDP) from 2012 to 2022 [Graph], IMF, April 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/728523/ratio-of-government-expenditure-to-gross-domestic-product-gdp-in-sri-lanka/