Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Customs and other import duties
Customs and other import duties over time
- Maldives
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 18.1% against 14.3% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 3.8%.
That makes Maldives's figure about 1.3 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.
Maldives ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 151 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 3 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 62.2% | 22.3% | 39.9% | Maldives |
| 2000s | 68.0% | 12.8% | 55.1% | Maldives |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 17.6% | 11.7% | Maldives |
| 2020s | 18.9% | 28.3% | 9.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher customs and other import duties, Maldives or Sri Lanka?
- Maldives, at 18.1% against 14.3% in Sri Lanka as of 2021.
- What is the difference in customs and other import duties between Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 3.8%, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Sri Lanka?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and Sri Lanka rank globally for customs and other import duties?
- Maldives ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 31st of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes and duties on imports are taxes on goods and services that become payable at the moment when goods enter the economic territory or when services are delivered by non-resident producers to residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of tax revenue which includes compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.