Sri Lanka — General government tax revenue (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1970–2025 · 32 observations
About this series
General 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.
The general government tax revenue reading for Sri Lanka was 15.4% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 12.4% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +3.03 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 10.5% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2016–2025
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 15.4 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 12.4 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 9.92 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 7.28 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 7.37 % of GDP |
5 earlier values, back to 2016
| 2020 | 7.78 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 10.9 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 11.2 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 11.6 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 11.4 % of GDP |