Sri Lanka - General government final consumption expenditure (current US$)

The latest value for General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) in Sri Lanka was $8,386,590,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $8,386,590,000 in 2020 and $169,771,700 in 1963.

Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.

See also:

Year Value
1960 $191,423,400
1961 $193,072,400
1962 $198,110,600
1963 $169,771,700
1964 $181,510,200
1965 $243,067,200
1966 $243,277,300
1967 $255,144,000
1968 $236,660,700
1969 $247,226,900
1970 $272,773,100
1971 $297,470,500
1972 $317,755,500
1973 $315,000,000
1974 $412,481,200
1975 $353,780,300
1976 $359,215,200
1977 $351,522,000
1978 $259,000,600
1979 $308,156,700
1980 $343,920,200
1981 $327,792,200
1982 $396,059,600
1983 $420,272,000
1984 $469,143,100
1985 $611,156,100
1986 $659,528,900
1987 $663,654,900
1988 $686,859,500
1989 $732,593,600
1990 $783,949,100
1991 $885,496,800
1992 $934,793,500
1993 $947,661,400
1994 $1,133,185,000
1995 $1,494,712,000
1996 $1,465,913,000
1997 $1,562,907,000
1998 $1,547,634,000
1999 $1,413,518,000
2000 $1,716,517,000
2001 $1,616,394,000
2002 $2,103,256,000
2003 $2,296,125,000
2004 $2,609,635,000
2005 $3,194,398,000
2006 $4,344,326,000
2007 $4,940,600,000
2008 $6,588,784,000
2009 $7,408,330,000
2010 $4,796,642,000
2011 $5,588,723,000
2012 $5,217,971,000
2013 $5,777,404,000
2014 $6,648,500,000
2015 $7,248,471,000
2016 $6,970,282,000
2017 $7,461,022,000
2018 $8,067,311,000
2019 $7,927,436,000
2020 $8,386,590,000

Limitations and Exceptions: Because policymakers have tended to focus on fostering the growth of output, and because data on production are easier to collect than data on spending, many countries generate their primary estimate of GDP using the production approach. Moreover, many countries do not estimate all the components of national expenditures but instead derive some of the main aggregates indirectly using GDP (based on the production approach) as the control total.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Gross domestic product (GDP) from the expenditure side is made up of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, gross capital formation (private and public investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories, and net acquisitions of valuables), and net exports (exports minus imports) of goods and services. Such expenditures are recorded in purchaser prices and include net taxes on products.

Aggregation method: Gap-filled total

Periodicity: Annual

Classification

Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators

Sub-Topic: National accounts