According to data from the Ministry of Finance of Sri Lanka, the country's fiscal surplus for the first nine months of 2026 was 22.3 billion rupees, compared to a deficit of 441.4 billion rupees in the same period last year. The Ministry of Finance said in the report that capital expenditure increased by 19.2% to 543 billion rupees. Tax revenue increased 19.3% year over year to 4.25 trillion rupees; interest expenses fell 5% to 1.9 trillion rupees. The basic fiscal balance monitored by the Sri Lankan IMF bailout program. The current surplus was 1.84 trillion rupees, up from 1.47 trillion rupees in the same period last year.

According to data from the Ministry of Finance of Sri Lanka, the country's fiscal surplus for the first nine months of 2026 was 22.3 billion rupees, compared to a deficit of 441.4 billion rupees in the same period last year. The Ministry of Finance said in the report that capital expenditure increased by 19.2% to 543 billion rupees. Tax revenue increased 19.3% year over year to 4.25 trillion rupees; interest expenses fell 5% to 1.9 trillion rupees. The basic fiscal balance monitored by the Sri Lankan IMF bailout program. The current surplus was 1.84 trillion rupees, up from 1.47 trillion rupees in the same period last year.