Malawi vs Sri Lanka: Taxes on goods and services

Malawi

1.22 trillion current LCU

in 2024

Sri Lanka

1.42 trillion current LCU

in 2023

Malawi rank

35th

Sri Lanka rank

33rd

Taxes on goods and services over time

Malawi
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 1.42 trillion current LCU against 1.22 trillion current LCU in Malawi, a difference of 195.58 billion current LCU.

That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times Malawi's.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.

Globally, Malawi ranks 35th and Sri Lanka ranks 33rd of 157 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Taxes on goods and services (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 157 places, 4,635 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

General taxes on goods and services are taxes levied on the production, leasing, delivery, sale, purchase or other change of ownership of a wide range of goods and the provision of a wide range of services. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.