Late-demographic dividend vs Sri Lanka: Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue)
Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue) over time
- Late-demographic dividend
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 46.1% against 33.5% in Late-demographic dividend, a difference of 12.6%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.4 times Late-demographic dividend's.
Across all 29 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Late-demographic dividend ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 41 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Late-demographic dividend | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.4% | 50.5% | 15.1% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 38.1% | 52.0% | 13.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 36.2% | 48.2% | 12.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 34.5% | 43.7% | 9.3% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Late-demographic dividend or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 46.1% against 33.5% in Late-demographic dividend as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Late-demographic dividend and Sri Lanka?
- 12.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Late-demographic dividend and Sri Lanka?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2023.
- How do Late-demographic dividend and Sri Lanka rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 16th and Sri Lanka ranks 16th of 41 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.