Guinea-Bissau vs Sri Lanka: Tax revenue
Tax revenue over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 9.9% against 8.3% in Guinea-Bissau, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Guinea-Bissau's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2017 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 137th and Sri Lanka ranks 134th of 157 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.0% | 11.2% | 2.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 8.3% | 8.1% | 0.3% | Guinea-Bissau |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Guinea-Bissau or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 9.9% against 8.3% in Guinea-Bissau as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka?
- 1.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2017 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Sri Lanka rank globally for tax revenue?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 137th 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.