Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, 1990–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka is 0 units per US$ of GDP, measured in 2023.
The figure is up 16.8% on the previous year and down 12.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka peaked at 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1990 and was at its lowest, 0 units per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
Sri Lanka ranks 134th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of GDP in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | units per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.2% |
| 1992 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.0% |
| 1993 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.6% |
| 1994 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.3% |
| 1995 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -7.0% |
| 1996 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.3% |
| 1997 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1998 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -12.8% |
| 1999 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.2% |
| 2000 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 2001 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +5.5% |
| 2002 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.8% |
| 2003 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -17.8% |
| 2004 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -13.5% |
| 2006 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2007 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -26.2% |
| 2009 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -6.1% |
| 2010 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -27.7% |
| 2011 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -14.1% |
| 2012 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.6% |
| 2013 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -8.2% |
| 2014 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -10.2% |
| 2015 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.3% |
| 2016 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 2017 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2018 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -24.0% |
| 2021 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 2022 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +17.3% |
| 2023 | 0 units per US$ of GDP | +16.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 0 units per US$ of GDP | 4 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
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, annual growth rate 32.5 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka?
- Tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp in Sri Lanka was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 1990.
- What is the lowest tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp?
- Sri Lanka ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2023.
- Is tax revenues vs income inequality, per unit of gdp rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.2%. 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, per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Tax revenues vs income inequality ÷ GDP (current US$)
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
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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Tax revenues vs income inequality divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.