Taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Taxes as a % of price: other taxes was 0.0% in 2022. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2022)
0.0%
World rank
57th
of 189 countries
All-time high
3.9%
in 2016
All-time low
0.0%
in 2008
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Sri Lanka, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Sri Lanka stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Sri Lanka peaked at 3.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2008.
That places Sri Lanka 57th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 3.9% | — |
| 2012 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.9% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | — |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 0.0% is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.8%. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 3.1% | 0.0% | 3.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 54 Cape Verde 0.2% compare
- 55 Madagascar 0.1% compare
- 56 Liberia 0.1% compare
- 57 Luxembourg 0.0%
- 57 Palau 0.0%
- 57 Poland 0.0%
- 57 Kuwait 0.0%
- 57 Dominican Republic 0.0%
- 57 Guatemala 0.0%
- 57 East Timor 0.0%
- 57 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0%
- 57 Belarus 0.0%
- 57 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% compare
- 57 Zimbabwe 0.0%
- 57 Armenia 0.0%
- 57 Ireland 0.0%
- 57 Belgium 0.0%
- 57 Slovenia 0.0%
- 57 Finland 0.0%
- 57 South Africa 0.0%
- 57 Ecuador 0.0%
- 57 Colombia 0.0%
- 57 North Macedonia 0.0% compare
- 57 Tonga 0.0%
- 57 Burundi 0.0% compare
- 57 Central African Republic 0.0%
- 57 Moldova 0.0%
- 57 Laos 0.0% compare
- 57 Malaysia 0.0%
- 57 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0%
- 57 Afghanistan 0.0%
- 57 Denmark 0.0%
- 57 Uzbekistan 0.0%
- 57 Kenya 0.0%
- 57 Mauritius 0.0%
- 57 Slovakia 0.0%
- 57 United Kingdom 0.0%
- 57 Samoa 0.0%
- 57 Lithuania 0.0%
- 57 Saudi Arabia 0.0%
- 57 Barbados 0.0% compare
- 57 Vanuatu 0.0%
- 57 Qatar 0.0%
- 57 Russia 0.0%
- 57 Palestine 0.0%
- 57 Solomon Islands 0.0%
- 57 Netherlands 0.0%
- 57 France 0.0%
- 57 Albania 0.0%
- 57 Tajikistan 0.0%
- 57 Spain 0.0%
- 57 Austria 0.0%
- 57 Oman 0.0%
- 57 Iceland 0.0%
- 57 Myanmar 0.0%
- 57 Malta 0.0%
- 57 Senegal 0.0%
- 57 Georgia 0.0%
- 57 Israel 0.0%
- 57 Panama 0.0%
- 57 Jordan 0.0% compare
- 57 Uganda 0.0%
- 57 Ethiopia 0.0%
- 57 Tanzania 0.0%
- 57 Lebanon 0.0%
- 57 Croatia 0.0%
- 57 Iraq 0.0%
- 57 United States 0.0%
- 57 Nigeria 0.0%
- 57 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
- 57 Zambia 0.0%
- 57 Eswatini 0.0%
- 57 South Korea 0.0%
- 57 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 57 Chile 0.0%
- 57 Malawi 0.0%
- 57 Kazakhstan 0.0%
- 57 Papua New Guinea 0.0%
- 57 Japan 0.0% compare
- 57 United Arab Emirates 0.0%
- 57 Montenegro 0.0%
- 57 Turkey 0.0%
- 57 Germany 0.0%
- 57 North Korea 0.0%
- 57 Paraguay 0.0%
- 57 Australia 0.0%
- 57 Uruguay 0.0%
- 57 Cote d'Ivoire 0.0% compare
- 57 Philippines 0.0%
- 57 Tuvalu 0.0% compare
- 57 Sweden 0.0%
- 57 Seychelles 0.0%
- 57 Canada 0.0%
- 57 Fiji 0.0%
- 57 Belize 0.0% compare
- 57 Portugal 0.0%
- 57 Norway 0.0%
- 57 Bulgaria 0.0%
- 57 Lesotho 0.0%
- 57 Cook Islands 0.0%
- 57 Namibia 0.0%
- 57 Nicaragua 0.0%
- 57 Micronesia (country) 0.0%
- 57 Andorra 0.0% compare
- 57 Bolivia 0.0%
- 57 Peru 0.0%
- 57 Greece 0.0%
- 57 Cyprus 0.0%
- 57 Serbia 0.0% compare
- 57 Italy 0.0%
- 57 Congo 0.0%
- 57 Mexico 0.0%
- 57 Somalia 0.0%
- 57 Rwanda 0.0%
- 57 Mozambique 0.0%
- 57 El Salvador 0.0%
- 57 Singapore 0.0%
- 57 Azerbaijan 0.0%
- 57 Maldives 0.0%
- 57 Nauru 0.0%
- 57 Turkmenistan 0.0% compare
- 57 New Zealand 0.0%
- 57 Estonia 0.0%
- 57 Honduras 0.0%
- 57 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 57 Cuba 0.0% compare
- 57 Czechia 0.0%
- 57 Eritrea 0.0%
- 57 Bahrain 0.0%
- 57 Hungary 0.0%
- 57 Equatorial Guinea 0.0% compare
- 57 Romania 0.0%
- 57 Kiribati 0.0%
- 57 San Marino 0.0%
- 57 Latvia 0.0%
More health data for Sri Lanka
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate -1.62 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.7332 % change on previous year (2090)
- Estimated changes in temperature-related death rates compared to projected death rates 1,250 deaths per 1,000 people (2090)
- Number of infants who die before age 1 304 deaths (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0339 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate -2.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Sri Lanka?
- Taxes as a % of price: other taxes in Sri Lanka was 0.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: other taxes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 3.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: other taxes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2008.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for taxes as a % of price: other taxes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 57th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: other taxes rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Taxes as a % of price: other taxes. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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