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Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka: tax rates compared
Sri Lanka has an income tax rate of 36%, 6pp above Bangladesh's 30%. 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 | BD | LK | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 30% | 36% | LK +6 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 27.5% | 30% | LK +2.5 pp |
| VAT | 15% | 18% | LK +3 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 15% | 0% | BD +15 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 30% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-18 |
| Sri Lanka | 36% | Source: Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka — Tax Chart, Year of Assessment 2025/2026 · as of 2025-08-28 |
| Difference | −6 pp | Sri Lanka higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 27.5% | 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 | −2.5 pp | Sri Lanka higher |
Sri Lanka has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 2.5pp above Bangladesh's 27.5%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2025-12-18 |
| Sri Lanka | 18% | Source: Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department — Value Added Tax (VAT) · as of 2024-01-01 |
| Difference | −3 pp | Sri Lanka higher |
Sri Lanka has a VAT rate of 18%, 3pp above Bangladesh's 15%. The 181-country average is 15%: Bangladesh matches the world average, Sri Lanka sits above it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Sri Lanka's 2024-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 15% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2025-12-18 |
| Sri Lanka | 0% | Source: Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka — Capital Gain Tax (CGT) · as of 2025-11-19 |
| Difference | +15 pp | Bangladesh higher |
Bangladesh has a capital gains tax rate of 15%, 15pp above Sri Lanka's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Bangladesh sits above it, Sri Lanka sits below it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Bangladesh (Individual, Other taxes / Taxes on personal income) · as of 2025-12-18 |
| 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 |
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it. Bangladesh's figure is dated 2025-12-18 and Sri Lanka's 2026-07-18, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.