Kazakhstan vs Sri Lanka: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Kazakhstan
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.0% against 5.7% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Kazakhstan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1997 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Kazakhstan ranks 123rd and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 154 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kazakhstan averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kazakhstan | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.6% | 11.9% | 6.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 11.1% | 4.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.8% | 7.1% | 3.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 0.0% | Kazakhstan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Kazakhstan or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.0% against 5.7% in Kazakhstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka?
- 0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
- How do Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Kazakhstan ranks 123rd 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.