Sri Lanka — Central government tax revenue (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1990–2023 · 34 observations
About this series
Central government tax revenue records compulsory, unrequited payments received by government within the source series' coverage. It is a component of revenue, not total revenue. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
For Sri Lanka, the central government tax revenue reading stood at 9.88% of GDP in 2023. Against 7.28% of GDP in 2022, the period change was +2.6 percentage points. It was below the selected 10-year average of 9.89% of GDP.
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Latest observations
2014–2023
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 9.88 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 7.28 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 7.37 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 7.78 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 10.9 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2014
| 2018 | 11.2 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 11.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 11.4 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 11.7 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 9.75 % of GDP |