Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Taxes as a % of price: value added tax was 13.0% in 2022. ▬ Flat
Latest (2022)
13.0%
Change on year
up 21.8%
World rank
84th
of 189 countries
All-time high
13.0%
in 2008
All-time low
10.7%
in 2010
Years of data
8
2008–2022
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Sri Lanka, 2008–2022
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
In 2022, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Sri Lanka stood at 13.0%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.
The figure is up 21.8% on the previous year and up 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Sri Lanka peaked at 13.0% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2010.
That places Sri Lanka 84th out of 189 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 13.0% | — |
| 2010 | 10.7% | -17.9% |
| 2012 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 13.0% | +21.8% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 13.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 13.0%, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 13.0% is above the median for South Asia, which is 12.0%, 1.1× the median. (5 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.0% | 13.0% | 13.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 10.7% | 10.7% | 10.7% | 5 |
| 2020s | 11.9% | 10.7% | 13.0% | 2 |
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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: value added tax in Sri Lanka?
- Taxes as a % of price: value added tax in Sri Lanka was 13.0% in 2022, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 13.0% in 2008.
- What is the lowest taxes as a % of price: value added tax recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2010.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for taxes as a % of price: value added tax?
- Sri Lanka ranks 84th out of 189 countries with data for 2022.
- Is taxes as a % of price: value added tax rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.8%. 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: value added tax. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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