Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled was 9.85 in 2023. ▼ Falling
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 9.85 for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 32.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Sri Lanka peaked at 15.64 in 1990 and was at its lowest, 7.43, in 2022.
That places Sri Lanka 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 34 years of available data.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 15.64 | — |
| 1991 | 15.05 | -3.8% |
| 1992 | 14.76 | -1.9% |
| 1993 | 14.38 | -2.6% |
| 1994 | 14.13 | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 14.61 | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 13.99 | -4.3% |
| 1997 | 13.25 | -5.3% |
| 1998 | 12.06 | -9.0% |
| 1999 | 12.53 | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 12.09 | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 12.11 | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 11.6 | -4.2% |
| 2003 | 10.89 | -6.1% |
| 2004 | 11.52 | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 11.78 | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 12.51 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 12.23 | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 11.35 | -7.2% |
| 2009 | 11.02 | -3.0% |
| 2010 | 11.1 | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 11.02 | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 10.24 | -7.0% |
| 2013 | 10.27 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 9.89 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 11.85 | +19.9% |
| 2016 | 11.56 | -2.4% |
| 2017 | 11.77 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 11.32 | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 11.09 | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.98 | -28.0% |
| 2021 | 7.57 | -5.2% |
| 2022 | 7.43 | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 9.85 | +32.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.04 | 12.06 | 15.64 | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.71 | 10.89 | 12.51 | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.01 | 9.89 | 11.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.21 | 7.43 | 9.85 | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 157 Madagascar 10.39 compare
- 158 Guyana 10.32 compare
- 159 Indonesia 10.31 compare
- 161 Gambia 9.46 compare
- 162 Democratic Republic of Congo 9.33 compare
- 163 Guinea-Bissau 9.17 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 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)
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, annual growth rate 32.5 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Sri Lanka?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled in Sri Lanka was 9.85 in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 15.64 in 1990.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.43 in 2022.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled?
- Sri Lanka ranks 160th out of 187 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Tax revenues vs income inequality, gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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
Tax revenues vs income inequality with 52 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.