In 2021, the defense expenditure in Sri Lanka amounted to 1.7 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). This was a decrease from 2013, in which defense spending in Sri Lanka amounted to 2.5 percent of the GDP.
Government defense expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2021
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Government defense expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2021
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Department of Defence (Australia). (February 14, 2023). Government defense expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2021 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 08, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050632/sri-lanka-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-gdp/
Department of Defence (Australia). "Government defense expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2021." Chart. February 14, 2023. Statista. Accessed March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050632/sri-lanka-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-gdp/
Department of Defence (Australia). (2023). Government defense expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2021. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 08, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050632/sri-lanka-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-gdp/
Department of Defence (Australia). "Government Defense Expenditure as a Share of Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) in Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2021." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050632/sri-lanka-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-gdp/
Department of Defence (Australia), Government defense expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2021 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050632/sri-lanka-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-gdp/ (last visited March 08, 2025)
Government defense expenditure as a share of gross domestic product (GDP) in Sri Lanka from 2012 to 2021 [Graph], Department of Defence (Australia), February 14, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1050632/sri-lanka-government-defense-expenditure-share-of-gdp/
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