Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Taxes as a % of price: specific excise was 53.9% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
53.9%
Change on year
down 18.7%
World rank
20th
of 189 countries
All-time high
66.3%
in 2020
All-time low
47.5%
in 2016
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Sri Lanka, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Sri Lanka is 53.9%, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 18.7% on the previous year and down 10.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Sri Lanka peaked at 66.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 47.5%, in 2016.
Sri Lanka ranks 20th of 189 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 58.6% | — |
| 2010 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 55.4% | -7.5% |
| 2016 | 47.5% | -14.2% |
| 2018 | 55.5% | +16.7% |
| 2020 | 66.3% | +19.6% |
| 2022 | 53.9% | -18.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.6% | 58.6% | 58.6% | 1 |
| 2010s | 55.5% | 47.5% | 59.9% | 5 |
| 2020s | 60.1% | 53.9% | 66.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 17 Papua New Guinea 56.1% compare
- 18 Netherlands 54.6% compare
- 19 Canada 54.5% compare
- 21 Ecuador 53.3% compare
- 22 North Macedonia 52.7% compare
- 23 Japan 50.8% compare
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)
- Population ages 30-34, female, annual growth rate -0.8577 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, female, per capita 0.0351 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, annual growth rate 0.4036 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 30-34, male, per capita 0.0343 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Sri Lanka?
- Taxes as a % of price: specific excise in Sri Lanka was 53.9% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 66.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: specific excise recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.5% in 2016.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for taxes as a % of price: specific excise?
- Sri Lanka ranks 20th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: specific excise rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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: specific excise. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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