Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre was 43.98 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 43.98 million current LCU per square kilometre for tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
The figure is up 55.4% on the previous year and up 174.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka peaked at 43.98 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 976,017 current LCU per square kilometre, in 1990.
Sri Lanka ranks 21st of 157 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current LCU per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 976,017 current LCU per square kilometre | — |
| 1991 | 1.09 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.4% |
| 1992 | 1.22 million current LCU per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 1.39 million current LCU per square kilometre | +14.3% |
| 1994 | 1.59 million current LCU per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 1995 | 1.89 million current LCU per square kilometre | +19.2% |
| 1996 | 2.08 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.8% |
| 1997 | 2.27 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 2.35 million current LCU per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 2.65 million current LCU per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 2.91 million current LCU per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 2001 | 3.28 million current LCU per square kilometre | +12.9% |
| 2002 | 3.54 million current LCU per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 3.69 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 4.49 million current LCU per square kilometre | +21.5% |
| 2005 | 5.37 million current LCU per square kilometre | +19.6% |
| 2006 | 6.83 million current LCU per square kilometre | +27.2% |
| 2007 | 8.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | +18.8% |
| 2008 | 9.34 million current LCU per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2009 | 9.87 million current LCU per square kilometre | +5.7% |
| 2010 | 11.56 million current LCU per square kilometre | +17.1% |
| 2011 | 12.96 million current LCU per square kilometre | +12.1% |
| 2012 | 14.49 million current LCU per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 2013 | 16.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | +10.7% |
| 2014 | 16.75 million current LCU per square kilometre | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 21.90 million current LCU per square kilometre | +30.8% |
| 2016 | 23.65 million current LCU per square kilometre | +8.0% |
| 2017 | 26.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | +14.1% |
| 2018 | 27.68 million current LCU per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 28.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 19.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | -29.9% |
| 2021 | 20.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 28.31 million current LCU per square kilometre | +34.9% |
| 2023 | 43.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | +55.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.75 million current LCU per square kilometre | 976,017 current LCU per square kilometre | 2.65 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.74 million current LCU per square kilometre | 2.91 million current LCU per square kilometre | 9.87 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.01 million current LCU per square kilometre | 11.56 million current LCU per square kilometre | 28.04 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.23 million current LCU per square kilometre | 19.67 million current LCU per square kilometre | 43.98 million current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 18 Mauritius 65.68 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 19 Maldives 52.36 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 20 Jamaica 46.69 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 22 Burundi 40.26 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 23 Tanzania, United Republic of 24.43 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 24 Malawi 23.31 million current LCU per square kilometre compare
More public sector data for Sri Lanka
- Arms imports 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 0.4107 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0001 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 80 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 9.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 60.84 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0134 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate 14.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 1.33 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 80.83 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka?
- Tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre in Sri Lanka was 43.98 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 43.98 million current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 976,017 current LCU per square kilometre in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Sri Lanka ranks 21st out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenue (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 174.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenue (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenue (current LCU) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Tax revenue Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Tax revenue (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.