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Liberia vs Sri Lanka: tax rates compared
Sri Lanka has an income tax rate of 36%, 11pp above Liberia's 25%. The 200-country average is 28%: Liberia sits below it, Sri Lanka sits above it. Liberia's figure is dated 2026-01-14 and Sri Lanka's 2025-08-28, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers four of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | LR | LK | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 25% | 36% | LK +11 pp |
| Corporate Tax | 25% | 30% | LK +5 pp |
| Capital Gains Tax | 25% | 0% | LR +25 pplargest gap |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 25% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Liberia, Republic of (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-14 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 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 has a corporate tax rate of 30%, 5pp above Liberia's 25%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
Capital Gains Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 25% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Republic of Liberia (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-14 |
| Sri Lanka | 0% | Source: Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka — Capital Gain Tax (CGT) · as of 2025-11-19 |
| Difference | +25 pp | Liberia higher |
Liberia has a capital gains tax rate of 25%, 25pp above Sri Lanka's 0%. The 175-country average is 10.3%: Liberia sits above it, Sri Lanka sits below it. Liberia's figure is dated 2026-01-14 and Sri Lanka's 2025-11-19, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 0% | Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Liberia, Republic of (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-14 |
| 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 |
Liberia 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: VAT, Crypto Tax.