Facts
- Tax revenue, % of GDP
- 9.9 % (2023)
- Tax revenue level
- Under 10% of GDP
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains, % of revenue
- 33.5 % (2023)
- Taxes on goods and services, % of value added
- 6.0 % (2023)
- ISO code
- LKA
Sources: OECD Corporate Tax Statistics, OECD Tax Database, World Bank WDI (CC BY 4.0)
Tax revenue, % of GDP
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.9 % |
| 2022 | 7.3 % |
| 2021 | 7.4 % |
| 2020 | 7.8 % |
| 2019 | 10.9 % |
| 2018 | 11.2 % |
| 2017 | 11.6 % |
| 2016 | 11.4 % |
| 2015 | 11.7 % |
| 2014 | 9.7 % |
| 2013 | 10.1 % |
| 2012 | 10.1 % |
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains, % of revenue
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 33.5 % |
| 2022 | 30.5 % |
| 2021 | 22.0 % |
| 2020 | 19.6 % |
| 2019 | 24.7 % |
| 2018 | 18.1 % |
| 2017 | 16.4 % |
| 2016 | 17.7 % |
| 2015 | 19.4 % |
| 2014 | 18.9 % |
| 2013 | 20.4 % |
| 2012 | 19.0 % |
Taxes on goods and services, % of value added
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 6.0 % |
| 2022 | 4.2 % |
| 2021 | 4.3 % |
| 2020 | 4.2 % |
| 2019 | 7.2 % |
| 2018 | 8.2 % |
| 2017 | 8.5 % |
| 2016 | 7.8 % |
| 2015 | 7.5 % |
| 2014 | 5.9 % |
| 2013 | 6.0 % |
| 2012 | 6.4 % |
Year by year · 34
| Country-year | Combined corporate income tax rate | Top statutory personal income tax rate | Tax revenue, % of GDP |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka 2023 | — | — | 9.9 % |
| Sri Lanka 2022 | — | — | 7.3 % |
| Sri Lanka 2021 | — | — | 7.4 % |
| Sri Lanka 2020 | — | — | 7.8 % |
| Sri Lanka 2019 | — | — | 10.9 % |
| Sri Lanka 2018 | — | — | 11.2 % |
| Sri Lanka 2017 | — | — | 11.6 % |
| Sri Lanka 2016 | — | — | 11.4 % |
| Sri Lanka 2015 | — | — | 11.7 % |
| Sri Lanka 2014 | — | — | 9.7 % |
| Sri Lanka 2013 | — | — | 10.1 % |
| Sri Lanka 2012 | — | — | 10.1 % |
| Sri Lanka 2011 | — | — | 10.8 % |
| Sri Lanka 2010 | — | — | 10.9 % |
| Sri Lanka 2009 | — | — | 12.8 % |
| Sri Lanka 2008 | — | — | 13.3 % |
| Sri Lanka 2007 | — | — | 14.2 % |
| Sri Lanka 2006 | — | — | 14.6 % |
| Sri Lanka 2005 | — | — | 13.7 % |
| Sri Lanka 2004 | — | — | 13.5 % |
| Sri Lanka 2003 | — | — | 12.7 % |
| Sri Lanka 2002 | — | — | 14.0 % |
| Sri Lanka 2001 | — | — | 14.6 % |
| Sri Lanka 2000 | — | — | 14.5 % |
| Sri Lanka 1999 | — | — | 15.0 % |
| Sri Lanka 1998 | — | — | 14.5 % |
| Sri Lanka 1997 | — | — | 16.0 % |
| Sri Lanka 1996 | — | — | 17.0 % |
| Sri Lanka 1995 | — | — | 17.8 % |
| Sri Lanka 1994 | — | — | 17.2 % |
| Sri Lanka 1993 | — | — | 17.5 % |
| Sri Lanka 1992 | — | — | 18.0 % |
| Sri Lanka 1991 | — | — | 18.3 % |
| Sri Lanka 1990 | — | — | 19.0 % |