Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes was 41.4% in 2022. ▼ Falling
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Sri Lanka, 2000–2022
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Sri Lanka is 41.4%, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and down 30.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Sri Lanka peaked at 65.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.1%, in 2020.
That places Sri Lanka 158th out of 182 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.6% | — |
| 2001 | 55.5% | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 57.2% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 56.6% | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 59.5% | +5.1% |
| 2005 | 57.7% | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 60.4% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 61.4% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 53.5% | -10.8% |
| 2010 | 58.5% | +9.3% |
| 2011 | 59.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 59.4% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 60.6% | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 59.5% | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 59.2% | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 62.7% | +5.9% |
| 2017 | 65.1% | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 63.4% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 59.4% | -6.2% |
| 2020 | 35.1% | -40.9% |
| 2021 | 36.9% | +5.2% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.8% | 53.5% | 61.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.7% | 58.5% | 65.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 35.1% | 41.4% | 3 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More infrastructure data for Sri Lanka
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 30.62 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions 132.55 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 1.58 million (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions 6.85 per 100 people (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per capita 0.0722 units per person (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, annual growth rate -7.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Fixed telephone subscriptions, gaps filled 1.58 million (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per capita 1.4 units per person (2024)
- Mobile cellular subscriptions, per unit of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Sri Lanka?
- Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes in Sri Lanka was 41.4% in 2022, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 65.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.1% in 2020.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes?
- Sri Lanka ranks 158th out of 182 countries with data for 2022.
- Is proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is down 30.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Sri Lanka data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of domestic budget funded by domestic taxes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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