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Azerbaijan vs Sri Lanka: tax rates compared
Sri Lanka has an income tax rate of 36%, 11pp above Azerbaijan's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Azerbaijan sits below it, Sri Lanka sits above it. Azerbaijan's figure is dated 2026-01-09 and Sri Lanka's 2025-08-28, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
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 | AZ | LK | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 36% | LK +11 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 20% | 30% | LK +10 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 18% | match |
| Capital Gains Tax | 14% | 0% | AZ +14 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 25% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Azerbaijan (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-09 |
| Sri Lanka | 36% | Source: Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka — Tax Chart, Year of Assessment 2025/2026 · as of 2025-08-28 |
| Difference | −11 pp | Sri Lanka higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 20% | 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 | −10 pp | Sri Lanka higher |
Sri Lanka has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 10pp above Azerbaijan's 20%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: Azerbaijan sits below it, Sri Lanka sits above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Azerbaijan (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-09 |
| Sri Lanka | 18% | Source: Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department — Value Added Tax (VAT) · as of 2024-01-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka share the same VAT rate: 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Azerbaijan's figure is dated 2026-01-09 and Sri Lanka's 2024-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 14% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Azerbaijan (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-09 |
| Sri Lanka | 0% | Source: Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka — Capital Gain Tax (CGT) · as of 2025-11-19 |
| Difference | +14 pp | Azerbaijan higher |
Azerbaijan has a capital gains tax rate of 14%, 14pp above Sri Lanka's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Azerbaijan sits above it, Sri Lanka sits below it. Azerbaijan's figure is dated 2026-01-09 and Sri Lanka's 2025-11-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Azerbaijan | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Azerbaijan (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-09 |
| Sri Lanka | 0% | Source: Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department — Acts of Parliament (tax legislation listing) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Azerbaijan and Sri Lanka share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.