Cameroon vs Sri Lanka: Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP
Cameroon
3.8%
in 2019
Sri Lanka
3.3%
in 2023
Cameroon rank
147th
Sri Lanka rank
150th
Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP over time
- Cameroon
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 3.8% against 3.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Cameroon ranks 147th and Sri Lanka ranks 150th of 184 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.3% | 2.1% | 0.2% | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 3.4% | 2.1% | 1.3% | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 3.9% | 2.1% | 1.8% | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp, Cameroon or Sri Lanka?
- Cameroon, at 3.8% against 3.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2019.
- What is the difference in taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp between Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5%, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Sri Lanka?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2019.
- How do Cameroon and Sri Lanka rank globally for taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of gdp?
- Cameroon ranks 147th and Sri Lanka ranks 150th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Taxes on incomes of individuals and corporations as share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Tax revenue on incomes, profits and capital gains divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.