Wagner's Law in Sri Lanka: An Econometric Analysis

Table 1

Public expenditure (% GDP) in South Asian countries.

Years	Sri Lanka	India	Pakistan	Bangladesh
1990	28.7	17.3	25.9	12.4
1995	29.6	14.1	23.0	14.4
2000	25.0	15.5	18.9	14.5
2002	23.8	16.8	18.6	14.9
2004	22.6	15.8	16.4	14.8
2006	24.2	14.1	18.7	14.7
2007	23.2	15.1	19.3	14.3

Source: Key indicators of Asia and Pacific; Asian Development Bank 2008.