Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) was 34.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 2010–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka stood at 34.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and up 218.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 34.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP, in 2013.
That places Sri Lanka 35th out of 197 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU), per unit of GDP (unit) in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current LCU per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 11.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2011 | 8.88 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -22.7% |
| 2012 | 8.82 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 8.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 8.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 10.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +23.5% |
| 2016 | 12.87 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +17.8% |
| 2017 | 14.03 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 2018 | 14.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 13.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 10.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | -24.5% |
| 2021 | 10.7 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 15.19 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +41.9% |
| 2023 | 20.39 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +34.2% |
| 2024 | 26.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +28.1% |
| 2025 | 34.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | +33.3% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 34.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.7836 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 44.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 34.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP is above the median for South Asia, which is 5.49 current LCU per US$ of GDP, 6.3× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.27 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 8.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 14.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.62 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 10.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 34.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 32 Mali 41.11 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Costa Rica 37.92 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Nigeria 35.61 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Kazakhstan, Republic of 32.34 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Congo, Republic of 31.42 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Guinea-Bissau 26.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP compare
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 taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 34.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 34.81 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP in 2013.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 35th out of 197 countries with data for 2025.
- Is taxes less subsidies on products (current lcu), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 218.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Taxes less subsidies on products (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.