Increase government expenditure on health to at least 3% of the GDP within the electoral term.

Why this status

Official Treasury planning records describe Sri Lanka's public health expenditure baseline as about 1.5% of GDP, well below the manifesto's 3% target. The newer 2026–2030 Public Investment Programme raises nominal health allocations and the 2026 Budget funds major health initiatives, but the public documents do not demonstrate that total government health expenditure has reached 3% of GDP. The pledge therefore remains an unmet electoral-term target with an active spending track.

Evidence timeline

Oldest first. Each item is labelled by whether it supports the promise being kept or cuts against it.

1. 7 Nov 2025SupportsBudget document

   “The 2026 Budget proposes a five-year Rs. 31,000 million programme to improve the quality of secondary health services and a Rs. 1,500 million pilot for Arogya primary-health and wellbeing centres.”

   Open source
2. Date not recordedAgainstOfficial release

   “Sri Lanka's total expenditure on healthcare (public and private) is 3.8% of GDP, of which public health expenditure amounts to 1.5% of GDP.”

   Open source
3. Date not recordedSupportsBudget document

   “Public Investment Programme health allocations are listed at Rs. 102,180 million for 2025 and Rs. 107,391 million for 2026, rising through 2030.”

   Open source