2025 Ministry

Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence is allocated Rs 442 billion in the 2025 Appropriation Bill, 5.0% of total spending.

Overview / 2025

Total
Rs 442 billion
Share of total spending: 5.0%
Rs 442,000,000,000
Total
Rs 442 billion
Rs 442,000,000,000
Recurrent
Rs 382 billion
Capital
Rs 60 billion
Share of total spending
5.0%

Source: Appropriation Bill 2025, p.16

Departments and Heads

Department or HeadRecurrentCapitalTotal
222 Sri Lanka Army Source: Appropriation Bill 2025, p.17 Rs 220 billion Rs 5.4 billion Rs 226 billion
223 Sri Lanka Navy Source: Appropriation Bill 2025, p.17 Rs 73.2 billion Rs 19.4 billion Rs 92.6 billion
224 Sri Lanka Air Force Source: Appropriation Bill 2025, p.17 Rs 50.8 billion Rs 21.4 billion Rs 72.2 billion
103 Minister of Defence Source: Appropriation Bill 2025, p.17 Rs 14.8 billion Rs 12.4 billion Rs 27.2 billion
320 Department of Civil Security Source: Appropriation Bill 2025, p.17 Rs 22.3 billion Rs 157 million Rs 22.4 billion
304 Department of Meteorology Source: Appropriation Bill 2025, p.17 Rs 477 million Rs 1 billion Rs 1.5 billion
325 Department of Sri Lanka Coast Guard Source: Appropriation Bill 2025, p.17 Rs 392 million Rs 250 million Rs 642 million

Programmes

222 Sri Lanka Army
ProgrammeRecurrentCapital
01 Operational activitiesRs 220 billionRs 5.4 billion
223 Sri Lanka Navy
ProgrammeRecurrentCapital
01 Operational activitiesRs 73.2 billionRs 19.4 billion
224 Sri Lanka Air Force
ProgrammeRecurrentCapital
01 Operational activitiesRs 50.8 billionRs 21.4 billion
103 Minister of Defence
ProgrammeRecurrentCapital
01 Operational activitiesRs 8.1 billionRs 5.8 billion
02 Development activitiesRs 6.7 billionRs 6.6 billion
320 Department of Civil Security
ProgrammeRecurrentCapital
01 Operational activitiesRs 22.3 billionRs 157 million
304 Department of Meteorology
ProgrammeRecurrentCapital
02 Development activitiesRs 477 millionRs 1 billion
325 Department of Sri Lanka Coast Guard
ProgrammeRecurrentCapital
01 Operational activitiesRs 392 millionRs 250 million

All figures are in rupees at the prices of each year (nominal). They are not adjusted for inflation.