Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 57.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
57.2%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
162nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
57.3%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 2010
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Sri Lanka, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 54.82006: 49.82007: 46.52008: 46.52009: 46.52010: 02011: 02012: 572013: 54.22014: 56.82015: 57.32016: 57.22017: 57.22018: 57.22019: 57.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 57.2% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Sri Lanka peaked at 57.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2010.

That places Sri Lanka 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Sri Lanka, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 54.8%
2006 49.8% -9.1%
2007 46.5% -6.5%
2008 46.5% +0.0%
2009 46.5% -0.0%
2010 0.0% -100.0%
2011 0.0%
2012 57.0%
2013 54.2% -4.9%
2014 56.8% +4.7%
2015 57.3% +0.8%
2016 57.2% -0.1%
2017 57.2% +0.0%
2018 57.2% +0.0%
2019 57.2% -0.1%

Sri Lanka compared with similar countries

  • Sri Lanka's 57.2% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 66% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Sri Lanka's 57.2% is below the median for South Asia, which is 82.3%, 69% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Sri Lanka changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2010 -100.0% 46.5% 0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.8% 46.5% 54.8% 5
2010s 45.4% 0.0% 57.3% 10

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 159 Congo 58.7% compare
  2. 160 Mali 58.4% compare
  3. 161 Mexico 57.3% compare
  4. 163 Ghana 56.9% compare
  5. 164 Belgium 56.8% compare
  6. 165 Cameroon 53.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Sri Lanka?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Sri Lanka was 57.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 57.3% in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2010.
How does Sri Lanka rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Sri Lanka ranks 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
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Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.