Paying taxes: Payments in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Paying taxes: Payments was 36 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Payments in Sri Lanka, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Sri Lanka stood at 36 number per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Sri Lanka peaked at 71 number per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 36 number per year, in 2018.
Sri Lanka ranks 38th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Payments in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | number per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 58 number per year | — |
| 2006 | 59 number per year | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 59 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 59 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 59 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71 number per year | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 71 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 61 number per year | -14.1% |
| 2013 | 58 number per year | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 47 number per year | -19.0% |
| 2015 | 47 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36 number per year | -23.4% |
| 2019 | 36 number per year | +0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 36 number per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number per year, 2.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 36 number per year is above the median for South Asia, which is 25.5 number per year, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.8 number per year | 58 number per year | 59 number per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 52.1 number per year | 36 number per year | 71 number per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: payments in Sri Lanka?
- Paying taxes: payments in Sri Lanka was 36 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 71 number per year in 2010.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 36 number per year in 2018.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for paying taxes: payments?
- Sri Lanka ranks 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.