Table 6.3 Central Government Expenditure and Net Lending, 2019 - 2025 1/
(Millions of MVR)
Period Total expenditure Net Lending
Expenditure on goods & services Interest payments Subsidies & transfers Capital Expenditure
o/w
Salaries & wages Other allowances Transportaion, communicaton & utilities Social welfare contributions Others
(2+8+9+10)
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9) (10) (11)
2019
28,994.7
17,571.4
4,642.9
3,651.3
1,930.5
3,937.3
3,409.4
1,540.8
2,259.7
7,622.8
-75.2
2020
28,753.5
16,352.8
4,378.0
3,827.8
1,620.3
3,451.9
3,074.7
1,603.9
2,350.8
8,446.1
-175.3
2021
32,859.4
19,656.1
4,625.5
4,055.9
2,258.5
4,906.3
3,809.7
2,104.5
2,276.0
8,822.9
0.7
2022
40,059.9
na
4,936.4
4,447.4
2,248.1
na
na
3,452.4
na
11,969.1
na
2023
44,893.6
na
5,343.0
4,864.7
2,597.1
na
na
4,195.2
na
12,603.3
na
2024 2/
47,760.0
na
6,131.7
5,460.7
2,722.4
na
na
5,186.6
na
11,632.0
na
2025 2/
49,178.5
na
7,746.0
6,204.5
3,009.1
na
na
5,550.1
na
12,556.8
na
Period
y/y % change
Total expenditure Expenditure on goods & services Salaries & wages Other allowances Transportaion, communicaton & utilities Social welfare contributions Others Interest payments Subsidies & transfers Capital Expenditure Net Lending
(12) (13) (14) (15) (16) (17) (18) (19) (20) (21) (22)
2019
9.3
16.1
8.5
7.4
7.7
62.9
4.8
7.0
34.0
-7.7
27.4
2020
-0.8
-6.9
-5.7
4.8
-16.1
-12.3
-9.8
4.1
4.0
10.8
-133.1
2021
14.3
20.2
5.7
6.0
39.4
42.1
23.9
31.2
-3.2
4.5
100.4
2022
21.9
na
6.7
9.7
-0.5
na
na
64.1
na
35.7
na
2023
12.1
na
8.2
9.4
15.5
na
na
21.5
na
5.3
na
2024 2/
6.4
na
14.8
12.2
4.8
na
na
23.6
na
-7.7
na
2025 2/
3.0
na
26.3
13.6
10.5
na
na
7.0
na
8.0
na
Source: Ministry of Finance and Planning
1/Format based on IMF Government Finance Statistics Manual (GFSM 1986). The table is compiled based on data published by the Ministry of Finance and Planning in the Government Finance Statistics publication.
2/Figures for 2023 are actuals, figures for 2024 are revised estimates and figures for 2025 are projections as per the approved government budget for 2025.