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

Tanzania, at 33.6% against 33.5% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.

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

15 years are reported by both, from 2009 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 total taxes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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

Sri Lanka

33.5%

in 2023

Tanzania

33.6%

in 2024

Sri Lanka rank

92nd

Tanzania rank

91st

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

Sri Lanka
Tanzania

How they compare

Tanzania currently reports 33.6% against 33.5% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.1%.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Tanzania has been ahead every year.

Sri Lanka ranks 92nd and Tanzania ranks 91st of 153 countries.

Tanzania has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Sri Lanka	Tanzania	Difference	Ahead
2000s	22.5%	29.5%	6.9%	Tanzania
2010s	19.3%	34.4%	15.2%	Tanzania
2020s	26.4%	35.6%	9.2%	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 33.6% against 33.5% in Sri Lanka as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Sri Lanka and Tanzania?: 0.1%, 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 92nd and Tanzania ranks 91st 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 total taxes). 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 total taxes)
Unit: % of total taxes
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 153 places, 4,584 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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.