Sri Lanka: Taxes on international trade

The latest value from 2023 is 12.77 percent, a decline from 17.1 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 6.53 percent, based on data from 85 countries. Historically, the average for Sri Lanka from 1990 to 2023 is 17.28 percent. The minimum value, 10.91 percent, was reached in 2001 while the maximum of 26.33 percent was recorded in 2020. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Taxes on international trade are taxes that become payable when goods cross the national or customs frontiers of the economic territory or when transactions in services exchange between residents and non-residents. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.