Papua New Guinea vs Sri Lanka: Taxes on goods and services
Taxes on goods and services over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 6.0% against 5.7% in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2014 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd and Sri Lanka ranks 121st of 154 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.8% | 7.5% | 1.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 0.8% | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on goods and services, Papua New Guinea or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 6.0% against 5.7% in Papua New Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on goods and services between Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 0.3%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2014 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Sri Lanka rank globally for taxes on goods and services?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 122nd 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.