National Budget Tracker
Revenue, expenditure, and sector allocations — consumer-friendly breakdown of Sri Lanka's national budget.
FY 2025/26 · Verité Research / Budget Speech summaries
Year-over-year budget
SeedTotals, sector, and ministry deltas beyond the single-year seed breakdown.
Totals YoY
FY 2024/25 → FY 2025/26
Total revenue
4,130 → 4,580 bn LKR
+10.9% YoY
Total expenditure
6,380 → 6,720 bn LKR
+5.3% YoY
Budget deficit
2,250 → 2,140 bn LKR
-4.9% YoY
Capital expenditure
980 → 1,120 bn LKR
+14.3% YoY
Sector YoY
- Debt Service+1.9%
- Other ministries+12.0%
- Public Administration+3.4%
- Defence-2.8%
- Education+6.3%
- Health+7.5%
- Roads & Transport+9.1%
- Samurdhi & Welfare+6.1%
Ministry allocations
- Ministry of Defence488 bn LKR
- Ministry of Finance445 bn LKR
- Ministry of Education438 bn LKR
- Ministry of Health342 bn LKR
- Ministry of Highways312 bn LKR
- Power & Energy168 bn LKR
- Plantation Industries98 bn LKR
YoY compares the two most recent fiscal years in the seed ledger. Not an official appropriation series.
- Total revenue
- 4,580 bn LKR
- Total expenditure
- 6,720 bn LKR
- Budget deficit
- 2,140 bn LKR
- Capital expenditure
- 1,120 bn LKR
Expenditure by sector
- Education438 bn LKR · 6.5%
- Health342 bn LKR · 5.1%
- Defence488 bn LKR · 7.3%
- Roads & Transport312 bn LKR · 4.6%
- Samurdhi & Welfare210 bn LKR · 3.1%
- Debt Service2,180 bn LKR · 32.4%
- Public Administration920 bn LKR · 13.7%
- Other ministries1,830 bn LKR · 27.3%
Top ministry allocations
| Ministry | Sector | Allocation |
|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Finance | Public Administration | 445 bn LKR |
| Ministry of Education | Education | 438 bn LKR |
| Ministry of Health | Health | 342 bn LKR |
| Ministry of Defence | Defence | 488 bn LKR |
| Ministry of Highways | Roads & Transport | 312 bn LKR |
| Plantation Industries | Other ministries | 98 bn LKR |
| Power & Energy | Other ministries | 168 bn LKR |
Seed data aligned with published budget speech totals. Not an official appropriation ledger. View data provenance