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Ivory Coast vs Sri Lanka: tax rates compared
Sri Lanka's income tax rate is 4pp higher than Ivory Coast's (36% vs 32%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Ivory Coast's figure is dated 2026-03-11 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 | CI | LK | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 32% | 36% | LK +4 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 30% | LK +5 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 18% | match |
| Capital Gains Tax | 17% | 0% | CI +17 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 32% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-03-11 |
| Sri Lanka | 36% | Source: Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka — Tax Chart, Year of Assessment 2025/2026 · as of 2025-08-28 |
| Difference | −4 pp | Sri Lanka higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 25% | 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 | −5 pp | Sri Lanka higher |
Sri Lanka's corporate tax rate is 5pp higher than Ivory Coast's (30% vs 25%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 18% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ivory Coast (Côte d'Ivoire) (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-11 |
| Sri Lanka | 18% | Source: Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department — Value Added Tax (VAT) · as of 2024-01-01 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Ivory Coast's VAT rate is identical to Sri Lanka's — both sit at 18%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Ivory Coast's figure is dated 2026-03-11 and Sri Lanka's 2024-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 17% | Source: Code Général des Impôts de Côte d'Ivoire (2025 consolidated edition), Articles 180 and 182 · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Sri Lanka | 0% | Source: Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka — Capital Gain Tax (CGT) · as of 2025-11-19 |
| Difference | +17 pp | Ivory Coast higher |
Ivory Coast's capital gains tax rate is 17pp higher than Sri Lanka's (17% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: Ivory Coast sits above it, Sri Lanka sits below it.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Ivory Coast (Cote d'Ivoire) (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-03-11 |
| 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 |
Ivory Coast's wealth tax rate is identical to Sri Lanka's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.