Seychelles vs Sri Lanka: Taxes on international trade
Seychelles
12.4%
in 2008
Sri Lanka
12.8%
in 2023
Seychelles rank
30th
Sri Lanka rank
29th
Taxes on international trade over time
- Seychelles
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 12.8% against 12.4% in Seychelles, a difference of 0.4%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Seychelles ahead.
Seychelles ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 154 countries.
Seychelles has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Seychelles | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.3% | 16.6% | 26.6% | Seychelles |
| 2000s | 19.2% | 13.6% | 5.7% | Seychelles |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on international trade, Seychelles or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 12.8% against 12.4% in Seychelles as of 2023.
- What is the difference in taxes on international trade between Seychelles and Sri Lanka?
- 0.4%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Seychelles and Sri Lanka?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2008.
- How do Seychelles and Sri Lanka rank globally for taxes on international trade?
- Seychelles ranks 30th and Sri Lanka ranks 29th of 154 countries.
- 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.