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

114.72 billion current LCU, with Thailand ahead.

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

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Tax revenue

Sri Lanka

2.72 trillion current LCU

in 2023

Thailand

2.84 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

36th

Thailand rank

34th

Tax revenue over time

Sri Lanka
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 2.84 trillion current LCU against 2.72 trillion current LCU in Sri Lanka, a difference of 114.72 billion current LCU.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 34th of 157 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	109.71 billion current LCU	583.47 billion current LCU	473.76 billion current LCU	Thailand
2000s	360.19 billion current LCU	1.09 trillion current LCU	725.50 billion current LCU	Thailand
2010s	1.24 trillion current LCU	2.21 trillion current LCU	964.61 billion current LCU	Thailand
2020s	1.75 trillion current LCU	2.56 trillion current LCU	811.58 billion current LCU	Thailand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue, Sri Lanka or Thailand?: Thailand, at 2.84 trillion current LCU against 2.72 trillion current LCU in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue between Sri Lanka and Thailand?: 114.72 billion current LCU, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for tax revenue?: Sri Lanka ranks 36th and Thailand ranks 34th 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: 20 August 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.