Maldives vs Sri Lanka: Customs and other import duties

Maldives
18.1%
in 2021
Sri Lanka
14.3%
in 2023
Maldives rank
29th
Sri Lanka rank
31st

Customs and other import duties over time

  • Maldives
  • Sri Lanka
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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

Indicator
Customs and other import duties (% of tax revenue)
Unit
% of tax revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
151 places, 3,868 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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.