2026 Ministry

Ministry of Defence

Ministry of Defence is allocated Rs 455 billion in the 2026 Appropriation Bill, 5.1% of total spending.

Overview / 2026

Total
Rs 455 billion
Share of total spending: 5.1%
Rs 455,000,000,000
Total
Rs 455 billion
Rs 455,000,000,000
Recurrent
Rs 395 billion
Capital
Rs 60 billion
Share of total spending
5.1%

Source: Appropriation Bill 2026, p.16

Departments and Heads

Department or HeadRecurrentCapitalTotal
222 Sri Lanka Army Source: Appropriation Bill 2026, p.16 Rs 225 billion Rs 4.4 billion Rs 229 billion
223 Sri Lanka Navy Source: Appropriation Bill 2026, p.17 Rs 75.6 billion Rs 16.1 billion Rs 91.7 billion
224 Sri Lanka Air Force Source: Appropriation Bill 2026, p.17 Rs 53.7 billion Rs 20.5 billion Rs 74.2 billion
103 Minister of Defence Source: Appropriation Bill 2026, p.16 Rs 15.2 billion Rs 14.3 billion Rs 29.5 billion
320 Department of Civil Security Source: Appropriation Bill 2026, p.17 Rs 24.5 billion Rs 78 million Rs 24.6 billion
304 Department of Meteorology Source: Appropriation Bill 2026, p.17 Rs 545 million Rs 3.8 billion Rs 4.3 billion
325 Department of Sri Lanka Coast Guard Source: Appropriation Bill 2026, p.17 Rs 392 million Rs 884 million Rs 1.3 billion

Programmes

222 Sri Lanka Army
ProgrammeRecurrentCapital
01 Operational activitiesRs 225 billionRs 4.4 billion
223 Sri Lanka Navy
ProgrammeRecurrentCapital
01 Operational activitiesRs 75.6 billionRs 16.1 billion
224 Sri Lanka Air Force
ProgrammeRecurrentCapital
01 Operational activitiesRs 53.7 billionRs 20.5 billion
103 Minister of Defence
ProgrammeRecurrentCapital
01 Operational activitiesRs 7.9 billionRs 4.3 billion
02 Development activitiesRs 7.3 billionRs 10 billion
320 Department of Civil Security
ProgrammeRecurrentCapital
01 Operational activitiesRs 24.5 billionRs 78 million
304 Department of Meteorology
ProgrammeRecurrentCapital
02 Development activitiesRs 545 millionRs 3.8 billion
325 Department of Sri Lanka Coast Guard
ProgrammeRecurrentCapital
01 Operational activitiesRs 392 millionRs 884 million

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