Sri Lanka - Subsidies and other transfers

Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU)

The value for Subsidies and other transfers (current LCU) in Sri Lanka was 739,517,000,000 as of 2019. As the graph below shows, over the past 29 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 739,517,000,000 in 2019 and a minimum value of 21,888,000,000 in 1990.

Definition: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

Year Value
1990 21,888,000,000
1991 27,085,000,000
1992 25,079,000,000
1993 27,934,000,000
1994 35,319,000,000
1995 41,561,000,000
1996 47,303,000,000
1997 47,264,000,000
1998 48,813,000,000
1999 49,289,000,000
2000 60,579,000,000
2001 71,771,000,000
2002 80,351,000,000
2003 75,182,000,000
2004 110,352,000,000
2005 139,675,000,000
2006 163,765,000,000
2007 167,951,000,000
2008 192,145,000,000
2009 213,953,000,000
2010 220,319,000,000
2011 244,679,000,000
2012 261,416,000,000
2013 450,317,000,000
2014 490,420,000,000
2015 694,336,000,000
2016 649,472,000,000
2017 713,546,000,000
2018 688,320,000,000
2019 739,517,000,000

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense)

Subsidies and other transfers (% of expense) in Sri Lanka was 29.17 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 29 years was 35.13 in 2015, while its lowest value was 19.30 in 2012.

Definition: Subsidies, grants, and other social benefits include all unrequited, nonrepayable transfers on current account to private and public enterprises; grants to foreign governments, international organizations, and other government units; and social security, social assistance benefits, and employer social benefits in cash and in kind.

Source: International Monetary Fund, Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files.

See also:

Year Value
1990 27.61
1991 28.51
1992 24.59
1993 24.48
1994 25.10
1995 23.98
1996 24.66
1997 23.25
1998 22.03
1999 21.00
2000 20.95
2001 21.41
2002 22.17
2003 20.15
2004 25.48
2005 28.20
2006 26.35
2007 23.41
2008 22.68
2009 21.11
2010 20.39
2011 20.97
2012 19.30
2013 32.01
2014 32.04
2015 35.13
2016 32.37
2017 32.35
2018 29.33
2019 29.17

Classification

Topic: Public Sector Indicators

Sub-Topic: Government finance