2024-25 bilateral allocation [budget estimate]

$16.0 million

2024-25 total Australian ODA [budget estimate]

$23.9 million

2023-24 bilateral allocation [budget estimate]

$16.0 million

2023-24 total Australian ODA [budget estimate]

$24.1 million

2022-23 total Australian ODA [actual]

$54.1 million

Australia's development cooperation program in Sri Lanka aims to: provide humanitarian assistance in response to the economic crisis, including food, health and protection support; promote reform to foster economic growth; improve employment opportunities and livelihoods for disadvantaged Sri Lankans; and support education and training through Australia Awards scholarships. 

Further information on development cooperation in Sri Lanka.

Australia will provide an additional $25 million to support Sri Lanka meeting immediate needs as a result of the economic crisis. This additional support brings Australia's Official Development Assistance response to $75 million. Our support will be delivered through UN agencies to provide food, health and nutrition services, access to safe water and essential support for those at risk, including women and children.

The extra humanitarian assistance is in addition to the $23 million in ongoing development assistance to Sri Lanka in 2022-23.

Further information on additional humanitarian assistance for Sri Lanka.