Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) was 174,118 current LCU per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita in Sri Lanka, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 174,118 current LCU per person for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 46.7% on the previous year and up 292.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 174,118 current LCU per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28,630 current LCU per person, in 2011.
That places Sri Lanka 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita (capita) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 32,255 current LCU per person | — |
| 2011 | 28,630 current LCU per person | -11.2% |
| 2012 | 29,365 current LCU per person | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 32,657 current LCU per person | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 35,130 current LCU per person | +7.6% |
| 2015 | 44,332 current LCU per person | +26.2% |
| 2016 | 53,389 current LCU per person | +20.4% |
| 2017 | 61,709 current LCU per person | +15.6% |
| 2018 | 61,732 current LCU per person | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56,972 current LCU per person | -7.7% |
| 2020 | 40,548 current LCU per person | -28.8% |
| 2021 | 42,780 current LCU per person | +5.5% |
| 2022 | 50,768 current LCU per person | +18.7% |
| 2023 | 77,790 current LCU per person | +53.2% |
| 2024 | 118,716 current LCU per person | +52.6% |
| 2025 | 174,118 current LCU per person | +46.7% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 174,118 current LCU per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 8,395 current LCU per person, 20.7× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 174,118 current LCU per person is above the median for South Asia, which is 23,468 current LCU per person, 7.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 43,617 current LCU per person | 28,630 current LCU per person | 61,732 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 84,120 current LCU per person | 40,548 current LCU per person | 174,118 current LCU per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 26 Guyana 203,905 current LCU per person compare
- 27 Jamaica 192,663 current LCU per person compare
- 28 Gabon 178,782 current LCU per person compare
- 30 Albania 154,082 current LCU per person compare
- 31 Cote d'Ivoire 144,445 current LCU per person compare
- 32 Russia 125,290 current LCU per person compare
More economy & growth data for Sri Lanka
- 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)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0295 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita in Sri Lanka was 174,118 current LCU per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 174,118 current LCU per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 28,630 current LCU per person in 2011.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 29th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 292.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes less subsidies on products Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.