Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka: Taxes on goods and services
Afghanistan
6.1%
in 2017
Sri Lanka
6.0%
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
120th
Sri Lanka rank
121st
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Afghanistan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 6.1% against 6.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 154 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 8.4% | 5.9% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.4% | 6.9% | 3.5% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Afghanistan or Sri Lanka?
- Afghanistan, at 6.1% against 6.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2017.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.1%, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sri Lanka?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2017.
- How do Afghanistan and Sri Lanka rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Afghanistan ranks 120th and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 154 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on goods and services (% value added of industry and services). 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 value added in industry and services which is the contribution to the economy by industries in ISIC (Rev. 3) divisions 05-43 and 50-99.