Gabon vs Sri Lanka: Tax revenue
Gabon
9.5%
in 2021
Sri Lanka
9.9%
in 2023
Gabon rank
135th
Sri Lanka rank
134th
Tax revenue over time
- Gabon
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 9.9% against 9.5% in Gabon, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2012 it was Gabon ahead.
Gabon ranks 135th and Sri Lanka ranks 134th of 157 countries.
Gabon has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Gabon | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 12.8% | 10.8% | 1.9% | Gabon |
| 2020s | 11.0% | 7.6% | 3.4% | Gabon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Gabon or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 9.9% against 9.5% in Gabon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Gabon and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Gabon and Sri Lanka?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2012 to 2021.
- How do Gabon and Sri Lanka rank globally for tax revenue?
- Gabon ranks 135th 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.
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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.