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

The Western Provincial Council received Rs. 143.2 billion in 2025 (provisional): Rs. 82.5 billion in grants from the central government and Rs. 60.7 billion from its own revenue, so grants paid for 57.6% of its budget (all provinces: 81.4%).

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• 5.7% of the Western Provincial Council's 2025 spending was capital investment (Rs. 6.5 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 Western Provincial Council raised Rs. 9,922 of its own revenue per resident in 2025, the highest of the 9 provinces (all provinces: Rs. 5,599); stamp duty brought in Rs. 42.6 billion and vehicle licence fees Rs. 5.7 billion. Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka (compiling the named official sources) · saved copy
• The Western Provincial Council's spending rose by 14.1% from Rs. 99.5 billion in 2024 to Rs. 113.4 billion in 2025 (all provinces: 21.4%). Source: Central Bank of Sri Lanka (compiling the named official sources) · saved copy

How Western Province compares with other provinces

Provincial council spending per resident (2025)

Western Province ranks 9 of 9, highest first.

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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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