East Asia & Pacific vs Sri Lanka: Taxes on international trade
Taxes on international trade over time
- East Asia & Pacific
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 12.8% against 2.9% in East Asia & Pacific, a difference of 9.9%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 4.4 times East Asia & Pacific's.
Across all 28 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 41 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | East Asia & Pacific | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.2% | 17.3% | 9.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 14.2% | 10.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 3.6% | 18.0% | 14.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 3.2% | 22.5% | 19.4% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, East Asia & Pacific or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 12.8% against 2.9% in East Asia & Pacific as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between East Asia & Pacific and Sri Lanka?
- 9.9%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and Sri Lanka?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do East Asia & Pacific and Sri Lanka rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- East Asia & Pacific ranks 29th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 41 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on international trade (% 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 international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. 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.