Government budget and revenue in Northern Province, Sri Lanka: official figures

The Northern Provincial Council received Rs. 58.2 billion in 2025 (provisional): Rs. 52.4 billion in grants from the central government and Rs. 5.8 billion from its own revenue, so grants paid for 90.0% of its budget (all provinces: 81.4%).

How much does the Northern Provincial Council spend?

The Northern Provincial Council spent Rs. 53.7 billion in 2025, about Rs. 46,658 per resident, the highest of the 9 provinces (all provinces: Rs. 27,282).

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16.8% of the Northern Provincial Council's 2025 spending was capital investment (Rs. 9.0 billion); the rest went on running costs such as salaries (all provinces: 10.1%). Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka (compiling the named official sources) · saved copy
The Northern Provincial Council raised Rs. 5,081 of its own revenue per resident in 2025, 2nd highest of the 9 provinces (all provinces: Rs. 5,599); stamp duty brought in Rs. 3.5 billion and vehicle licence fees Rs. 685 million. Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka (compiling the named official sources) · saved copy
The Northern Provincial Council's spending rose by 27.6% from Rs. 42.1 billion in 2024 to Rs. 53.7 billion in 2025 (all provinces: 21.4%). Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka (compiling the named official sources) · saved copy

How Northern Province compares with other provinces

Provincial council spending per resident (2025)

Northern Province ranks 1 of 9, highest first.

Rank	Region	Provincial council spending per resident
1	Northern Province	Rs. 46,658
2	Uva Province	Rs. 35,674
3	Eastern Province	Rs. 33,618
4	North Central Province	Rs. 31,538
5	Southern Province	Rs. 28,745
6	North Western Province	Rs. 27,721
7	Sabaragamuwa Province	Rs. 27,533

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Sources

Central Bank of Sri Lanka (compiling the named official sources): Economic and Social Statistics of Sri Lanka 2026, chapter 5: Table 5.8 (revenue and expenditure of provincial councils, Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government), read 27 October 2026 · saved copy (SHA-256 88c29bbd48a1…)

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