Singapore vs Sri Lanka: Taxes as a % of price: total tax
Singapore
66.3%
in 2022
Sri Lanka
66.9%
in 2022
Singapore rank
70th
Sri Lanka rank
68th
Taxes as a % of price: total tax over time
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 66.9% against 66.3% in Singapore, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Singapore ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 68th of 189 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.2% | 71.7% | 4.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 66.5% | 69.3% | 2.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 66.7% | 72.0% | 5.3% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes as a % of price: total tax, Singapore or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 66.9% against 66.3% in Singapore as of 2022.
- What is the difference in taxes as a % of price: total tax between Singapore and Sri Lanka?
- 0.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Sri Lanka?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
- How do Singapore and Sri Lanka rank globally for taxes as a % of price: total tax?
- Singapore ranks 70th and Sri Lanka ranks 68th of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Taxes as a % of price: total tax. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.