Sri Lanka vs Tanzania: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue)
Sri Lanka
29.6%
in 2023
Tanzania
30.0%
in 2024
Sri Lanka rank
48th
Tanzania rank
45th
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) over time
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
How they compare
Tanzania currently reports 30.0% against 29.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 48th and Tanzania ranks 45th of 153 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 1 and Tanzania in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Tanzania | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.2% | 18.5% | 0.7% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 17.0% | 26.0% | 9.0% | Tanzania |
| 2020s | 23.3% | 29.7% | 6.4% | Tanzania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Sri Lanka or Tanzania?
- Tanzania, at 30.0% against 29.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
- 0.4%, with Tanzania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Tanzania?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Tanzania rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Sri Lanka ranks 48th and Tanzania ranks 45th of 153 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. 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.