Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate was 32.5 % change on previous year in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, 1991–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka is 32.5 % change on previous year, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1,935.8% on the previous year and up 10,301.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka peaked at 32.5 % change on previous year in 2023 and was at its lowest, -28 % change on previous year, in 2020.
Sri Lanka ranks 5th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | -3.81 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | -1.9 % change on previous year | -50.1% |
| 1993 | -2.57 % change on previous year | +35.5% |
| 1994 | -1.72 % change on previous year | -33.1% |
| 1995 | 3.37 % change on previous year | -295.9% |
| 1996 | -4.28 % change on previous year | -226.7% |
| 1997 | -5.27 % change on previous year | +23.2% |
| 1998 | -8.97 % change on previous year | +70.3% |
| 1999 | 3.92 % change on previous year | -143.7% |
| 2000 | -3.54 % change on previous year | -190.3% |
| 2001 | 0.1646 % change on previous year | -104.6% |
| 2002 | -4.24 % change on previous year | -2676.7% |
| 2003 | -6.12 % change on previous year | +44.3% |
| 2004 | 5.85 % change on previous year | -195.6% |
| 2005 | 2.22 % change on previous year | -62.1% |
| 2006 | 6.21 % change on previous year | +180.1% |
| 2007 | -2.23 % change on previous year | -136.0% |
| 2008 | -7.16 % change on previous year | +220.3% |
| 2009 | -2.98 % change on previous year | -58.4% |
| 2010 | 0.7644 % change on previous year | -125.7% |
| 2011 | -0.7514 % change on previous year | -198.3% |
| 2012 | -7.03 % change on previous year | +835.8% |
| 2013 | 0.3125 % change on previous year | -104.4% |
| 2014 | -3.77 % change on previous year | -1306.5% |
| 2015 | 19.88 % change on previous year | -627.4% |
| 2016 | -2.43 % change on previous year | -112.2% |
| 2017 | 1.76 % change on previous year | -172.6% |
| 2018 | -3.82 % change on previous year | -317.0% |
| 2019 | -2.05 % change on previous year | -46.4% |
| 2020 | -28 % change on previous year | +1266.3% |
| 2021 | -5.21 % change on previous year | -81.4% |
| 2022 | -1.77 % change on previous year | -66.0% |
| 2023 | 32.5 % change on previous year | -1935.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -2.36 % change on previous year | -8.97 % change on previous year | 3.92 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | -1.18 % change on previous year | -7.16 % change on previous year | 6.21 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2868 % change on previous year | -7.03 % change on previous year | 19.88 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6197 % change on previous year | -28 % change on previous year | 32.5 % change on previous year | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 2 Equatorial Guinea 86.6 % change on previous year compare
- 3 United Arab Emirates 43.75 % change on previous year compare
- 4 Kuwait 34.42 % change on previous year compare
- 6 Liechtenstein 30.92 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Yemen 30.64 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Kazakhstan 28.89 % change on previous year compare
More poverty & inequality data for Sri Lanka
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 2 surveys (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per person (2025)
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via 0 surveys per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 1.97 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 3,804 kg per hectare (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Cereal yield vs extreme poverty, annual growth rate 25.42 % change on previous year (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled 9.85 (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 9.8% (2023)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate in Sri Lanka was 32.5 % change on previous year in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5 % change on previous year in 2023.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was -28 % change on previous year in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate?
- Sri Lanka ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10,301.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality UNU-WIDER Government Revenue Dataset (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Tax revenues vs income inequality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.