Sri Lanka vs Vanuatu: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP

Sri Lanka
16.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Vanuatu
15.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
36th
Vanuatu rank
39th

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP over time

  • Sri Lanka
  • Vanuatu
51015199020062023

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 16.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 15.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu, a difference of 1.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Vanuatu's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 21 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Vanuatu ahead.

Sri Lanka ranks 36th and Vanuatu ranks 39th of 157 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Sri Lanka Vanuatu Difference Ahead
1990s 5.54 current LCU per US$ of GDP 9.31 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.77 current LCU per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2000s 6.48 current LCU per US$ of GDP 10.99 current LCU per US$ of GDP 4.51 current LCU per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2010s 8.32 current LCU per US$ of GDP 12.16 current LCU per US$ of GDP 3.84 current LCU per US$ of GDP Vanuatu
2020s 10.66 current LCU per US$ of GDP 12.59 current LCU per US$ of GDP 1.93 current LCU per US$ of GDP Vanuatu

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp, Sri Lanka or Vanuatu?
Sri Lanka, at 16.85 current LCU per US$ of GDP against 15.12 current LCU per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu as of 2023.
What is the difference in taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp between Sri Lanka and Vanuatu?
1.73 current LCU per US$ of GDP, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Vanuatu?
21 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Vanuatu rank globally for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per unit of gdp?
Sri Lanka ranks 36th and Vanuatu ranks 39th of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP
Unit
current LCU per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,619 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.