What is the difference in tax revenue between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?

22.66 billion current LCU, with Sri Lanka ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?

21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: Tax revenue

Bangladesh

2.70 trillion current LCU

in 2021

Sri Lanka

2.72 trillion current LCU

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

37th

Sri Lanka rank

36th

Tax revenue over time

Bangladesh
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 2.72 trillion current LCU against 2.70 trillion current LCU in Bangladesh, a difference of 22.66 billion current LCU.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 157 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bangladesh	Sri Lanka	Difference	Ahead
2000s	327.82 billion current LCU	379.95 billion current LCU	52.13 billion current LCU	Sri Lanka
2010s	1.33 trillion current LCU	1.24 trillion current LCU	89.66 billion current LCU	Bangladesh
2020s	2.46 trillion current LCU	1.26 trillion current LCU	1.20 trillion current LCU	Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Bangladesh or Sri Lanka?: Sri Lanka, at 2.72 trillion current LCU against 2.70 trillion current LCU in Bangladesh as of 2023.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?: 22.66 billion current LCU, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Sri Lanka?: 21 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
How do Bangladesh and Sri Lanka rank globally for tax revenue?: Bangladesh ranks 37th and Sri Lanka ranks 36th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (current LCU). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Tax revenue (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.