Argentina vs Sri Lanka: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Argentina
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 10.4% against 9.9% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.5%.
That makes Argentina's figure about 1.1 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Argentina ranks 132nd and Sri Lanka ranks 134th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.5% | 17.0% | 9.6% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 11.9% | 13.8% | 1.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 11.9% | 10.9% | 1.1% | Argentina |
| 2020s | 10.8% | 8.1% | 2.7% | Argentina |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Argentina or Sri Lanka?
- Argentina, at 10.4% against 9.9% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Argentina and Sri Lanka?
- 0.5%, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Argentina and Sri Lanka rank globally for tax revenue?
- Argentina ranks 132nd and Sri Lanka ranks 134th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Tax revenue (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Taxes are compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.