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Algeria vs Sri Lanka: tax rates compared
Sri Lanka has an income tax rate of 36%, 1pp above Algeria's 35%. The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it.
Verified data covers five of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | DZ | LK | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 35% | 36% | LK +1 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 26% | 30% | LK +4 pp |
| VAT | 19% | 18% | DZ +1 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 35% | 0% | DZ +35 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 1% | 0% | DZ +1 pp |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 35% | Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Algeria · as of 2025-10-01 |
| Sri Lanka | 36% | Source: Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka — Tax Chart, Year of Assessment 2025/2026 · as of 2025-08-28 |
| Difference | −1 pp | Sri Lanka higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 26% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Sri Lanka | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Sri Lanka higher |
Sri Lanka has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 4pp above Algeria's 26%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 19% | Source: EY Worldwide VAT, GST and Sales Tax Guide 2026 — Algeria · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Sri Lanka | 18% | Source: Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department — Value Added Tax (VAT) · as of 2024-01-01 |
| Difference | +1 pp | Algeria higher |
Algeria has a VAT rate of 19%, 1pp above Sri Lanka's 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Algeria's figure is dated 2026-01-01 and Sri Lanka's 2024-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 35% | Source: EY Worldwide Personal Tax and Immigration Guide 2025-26 — Algeria · as of 2025-10-01 |
| Sri Lanka | 0% | Source: Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka — Capital Gain Tax (CGT) · as of 2025-11-19 |
| Difference | +35 pp | Algeria higher |
Algeria has a capital gains tax rate of 35%, 35pp above Sri Lanka's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Algeria sits above it, Sri Lanka sits below it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1% | Source: Code des Impôts Directs et Taxes Assimilées (CIDTA), Art. 281 noniès — Impôt sur la Fortune · as of 2026-01-01 |
| Sri Lanka | 0% | Source: Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department — Acts of Parliament (tax legislation listing) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | +1 pp | Algeria higher |
Algeria has a wealth tax rate of 1%, 1pp above Sri Lanka's 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: Algeria sits above it, Sri Lanka sits below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.