South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax

South Africa
13.0%
in 2022
Sri Lanka
13.0%
in 2022
South Africa rank
84th
Sri Lanka rank
84th

Taxes as a % of price: value added tax over time

  • South Africa
  • Sri Lanka
051015200820152022

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 13.0% against 13.0% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

South Africa ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 189 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, South Africa averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Africa Sri Lanka Difference Ahead
2000s 12.3% 13.0% 0.8% Sri Lanka
2010s 12.4% 10.7% 1.7% South Africa
2020s 13.0% 11.9% 1.2% South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes as a % of price: value added tax, South Africa or Sri Lanka?
South Africa, at 13.0% against 13.0% in Sri Lanka as of 2022.
What is the difference in taxes as a % of price: value added tax between South Africa and Sri Lanka?
0.0%, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Africa and Sri Lanka?
8 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2022.
How do South Africa and Sri Lanka rank globally for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
South Africa ranks 84th and Sri Lanka ranks 84th of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as Taxes as a % of price: value added tax. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax. Statizoid, drawing on World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory. Retrieved 19 September 2026, from https://health.statizoid.com/compare/taxes-as-a-percent-of-price-value-added-tax/south-africa/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://health.statizoid.com/compare/taxes-as-a-percent-of-price-value-added-tax/south-africa/sri-lanka/">South Africa vs Sri Lanka: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax
Source
World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (WHO)
Coverage
191 places, 1,475 data points, 2008–2022
Last refreshed