Central government finance, published statistics from MMA
(annual figures; source Ministry of Finance; recent years provisional).
Millions of MVR.
Sets the tiles and the two breakdowns below; the charts show every year.
Revenue & grants i
40.37 bn
2026
Expenditure i
49.21 bn
2026
Overall balance i
−8.84 bn
deficit, 2026 · -7.1% of GDP
Primary balance i
−3.28 bn
before interest, 2026 · 5.56 bn of the deficit is interest
Revenue vs expenditure, annual
Millions of MVR, 2020–2026.
Revenue & grantsExpenditure
Overall balance, annual
Surplus or deficit, millions of MVR.
SurplusDeficit
How the government borrows i
Total borrowing to cover the deficit and roll over maturing
debt, millions of MVR, increasingly from foreign sources. Where the deficit
becomes debt: see Public debt.
Foreign financingDomestic financing
Revenue vs spending, monthly i
Millions of MVR per month,
Jan 2024–Dec 2025.
Revenue & grantsExpenditure
Monthly surplus / deficit i
Millions of MVR,
Jan 2024–Dec 2025.
SurplusDeficit
Where the money comes from
Tax, non-tax and grants sum to the 40.37 bn total
above, each itemised into its published components beneath.
2026, millions of MVR.
Tax revenueMVR 31.30 bn
GST on tourismMVR 11.47 bn
Goods & services taxMVR 5.62 bn
Business profit taxMVR 4.43 bn
Import dutyMVR 3.13 bn
Green taxMVR 2.40 bn
Airport service chargeMVR 2.28 bn
Bank profit taxMVR 1.24 bn
Income taxMVR 472 m
Other taxesMVR 263 m
Non-tax revenueMVR 8.70 bn
Other non-tax revenueMVR 6.04 bn
Resort lease rentMVR 2.03 bn
Net sales to public enterprisesMVR 627 m
Capital revenueMVR 2 m
GrantsMVR 374 m
Where it goes
The spending lines sum to the 49.21 bn total above.
Operating costs are itemised beneath their group. From 2022 MMA stops
splitting out subsidies, social welfare and other operating costs, so
those fold into one grouped line; 2020–2021 itemise in full.
2026, millions of MVR.