Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Sri Lanka or Thailand?

Thailand, at 29.9% against 29.6% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.

How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?

34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.

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.

Sri Lanka vs Thailand: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Sri Lanka

29.6%

in 2023

Thailand

29.9%

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

47th

Thailand rank

46th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

Sri Lanka
Thailand

How they compare

Thailand currently reports 29.9% against 29.6% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.3%.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Thailand has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 47th and Thailand ranks 46th of 153 countries.

Thailand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Thailand	Difference	Ahead
1990s	12.2%	28.5%	16.4%	Thailand
2000s	15.2%	33.2%	17.9%	Thailand
2010s	17.0%	32.4%	15.4%	Thailand
2020s	23.3%	30.5%	7.3%	Thailand

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 Thailand?: Thailand, at 29.9% 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 Thailand?: 0.3%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Thailand?: 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Sri Lanka and Thailand rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?: Sri Lanka ranks 47th and Thailand ranks 46th 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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Indicator: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue)
Unit: % of revenue
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 5,670 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 17 September 2026

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.