Budget snapshot
The 2020 Budget at a glance
The 2020 Sri Lanka Budget in quick pictures: total spending, debt servicing and the biggest ministries. Worked out from the official Budget Estimates 2020, Volume I.
Total spending
Total spending provided for, as printed in each Bill
2019Rs 4.54 trillion 2020 is up from 2019 2020Rs 4.72 trillion▲
+Rs 174 billion (+3.8%) before allowing for inflation.
Per person, per day
Rs 590
Total spending divided by the IMF population estimate for 2020, then by 365 days.
Debt servicing
Rs 41
of every Rs 100 goes on debt servicing
- InterestRs 965 billion
- Repaying loansRs 982 billion
Biggest ministries
- Ministry of FinanceRs 2.22 trillion
- Ministry of Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local GovernmentRs 313 billion
- Ministry of DefenceRs 312 billion
- State Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local GovernmentRs 312 billion
- Ministry of HighwaysRs 255 billion
Source: the 2020 Budget Estimates 2020, Volume I (Appropriation Act No. 6 of 2020), read by Budgets LK. Amounts are in rupees as printed and are not adjusted for inflation. Only ministry-level data is available for this year, so some tiles are missing.