Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita was 64,290 current LCU per person in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Sri Lanka is 64,290 current LCU per person, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 63.4% on the previous year and up 161.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Sri Lanka peaked at 64,290 current LCU per person in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,919 current LCU per person, in 1990.
That places Sri Lanka 37th out of 157 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | current LCU per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1,919 current LCU per person | — |
| 1991 | 2,133 current LCU per person | +11.1% |
| 1992 | 2,398 current LCU per person | +12.5% |
| 1993 | 2,907 current LCU per person | +21.2% |
| 1994 | 3,308 current LCU per person | +13.8% |
| 1995 | 4,091 current LCU per person | +23.6% |
| 1996 | 4,396 current LCU per person | +7.5% |
| 1997 | 4,813 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 1998 | 4,931 current LCU per person | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 5,405 current LCU per person | +9.6% |
| 2000 | 6,365 current LCU per person | +17.8% |
| 2001 | 6,971 current LCU per person | +9.5% |
| 2002 | 7,566 current LCU per person | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 7,645 current LCU per person | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 9,534 current LCU per person | +24.7% |
| 2005 | 11,275 current LCU per person | +18.3% |
| 2006 | 12,735 current LCU per person | +13.0% |
| 2007 | 13,964 current LCU per person | +9.7% |
| 2008 | 14,853 current LCU per person | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 13,123 current LCU per person | -11.6% |
| 2010 | 17,020 current LCU per person | +29.7% |
| 2011 | 19,404 current LCU per person | +14.0% |
| 2012 | 23,255 current LCU per person | +19.8% |
| 2013 | 24,625 current LCU per person | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 25,942 current LCU per person | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 34,539 current LCU per person | +33.1% |
| 2016 | 39,632 current LCU per person | +14.7% |
| 2017 | 47,718 current LCU per person | +20.4% |
| 2018 | 48,874 current LCU per person | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 44,573 current LCU per person | -8.8% |
| 2020 | 26,060 current LCU per person | -41.5% |
| 2021 | 29,025 current LCU per person | +11.4% |
| 2022 | 39,352 current LCU per person | +35.6% |
| 2023 | 64,290 current LCU per person | +63.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3,630 current LCU per person | 1,919 current LCU per person | 5,405 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 10,403 current LCU per person | 6,365 current LCU per person | 14,853 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 32,558 current LCU per person | 17,020 current LCU per person | 48,874 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 39,682 current LCU per person | 26,060 current LCU per person | 64,290 current LCU per person | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 34 Mauritius 73,564 current LCU per person compare
- 35 Rwanda 73,311 current LCU per person compare
- 36 Sweden 69,159 current LCU per person compare
- 38 North Macedonia 63,068 current LCU per person compare
- 39 Denmark 58,934 current LCU per person compare
- 40 Turkey 57,918 current LCU per person 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 taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Sri Lanka?
- Taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita in Sri Lanka was 64,290 current LCU per person in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 64,290 current LCU per person in 2023.
- What is the lowest taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,919 current LCU per person in 1990.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 37th out of 157 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on goods and services (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 161.1%. 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 Taxes on goods and services (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Taxes on goods and services Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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
Taxes on goods and services (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.