Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues was 12.54 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▼ Falling
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Sri Lanka, 2006–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2024, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Sri Lanka stood at 12.54 Percentage of GDP. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
That represents a change of up 24.7% on the previous year and up 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Sri Lanka peaked at 12.54 Percentage of GDP in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.47 Percentage of GDP, in 2022.
Sri Lanka ranks 119th of 135 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 19 years of available data.
Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | 12.51 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2007 | 12.23 Percentage of GDP | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 11.41 Percentage of GDP | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 11.02 Percentage of GDP | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 11.1 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 11.46 Percentage of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 10.24 Percentage of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 10.27 Percentage of GDP | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 9.89 Percentage of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 11.85 Percentage of GDP | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 11.56 Percentage of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 11.77 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 11.32 Percentage of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 11.09 Percentage of GDP | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.98 Percentage of GDP | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 7.57 Percentage of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 7.47 Percentage of GDP | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 10.05 Percentage of GDP | +34.6% |
| 2024 | 12.54 Percentage of GDP | +24.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 12.54 Percentage of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 21.28 Percentage of GDP, 59% of the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +34.6% | 7.47 Percentage of GDP | 10.05 Percentage of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.79 Percentage of GDP | 11.02 Percentage of GDP | 12.51 Percentage of GDP | 4 |
| 2010s | 11.05 Percentage of GDP | 9.89 Percentage of GDP | 11.85 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.12 Percentage of GDP | 7.47 Percentage of GDP | 12.54 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate 314.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP -8.07 Percent per annum (2022)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP -7.82 Percent per annum (2022)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate -66.71 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 0.0483 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate -68.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 0.0353 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 33.41 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Sri Lanka?
- Global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues in Sri Lanka was 12.54 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 12.54 Percentage of GDP in 2024.
- What is the lowest global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.47 Percentage of GDP in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues?
- Sri Lanka ranks 119th out of 135 countries with data for 2024.
- Is global revenue statistics - comparative tax revenues rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Global Revenue Statistics - Comparative tax revenues. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Internationally comparable tax revenue data from countries included in Global Revenue Statistics, presented as a percentage of GDP and as a share of total tax revenue, as well as in national currency and US dollars. Tax revenues are harmonised according to the OECD classification of taxes. Related topics: Tax-to-GDP, Taxation, Tax structure, Tax mix, Regional average – change for each region, Domestic resource mobilisation, Public finance, Income tax, Social security contributions, Goods and services, Value added tax, VAT, Excise, Customs, Property tax.