Sri Lanka vs Switzerland: Tax revenue
Sri Lanka
9.9%
in 2023
Switzerland
9.5%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
134th
Switzerland rank
136th
Tax revenue over time
- Sri Lanka
- Switzerland
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 9.9% against 9.5% in Switzerland, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 134th and Switzerland ranks 136th of 157 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.0% | 8.0% | 9.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 13.8% | 9.1% | 4.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 10.9% | 9.3% | 1.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 9.1% | 1.0% | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tax revenue, Sri Lanka or Switzerland?
- Sri Lanka, at 9.9% against 9.5% in Switzerland as of 2023.
- What is the difference in tax revenue between Sri Lanka and Switzerland?
- 0.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Switzerland?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Switzerland rank globally for tax revenue?
- Sri Lanka ranks 134th and Switzerland ranks 136th 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.