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Sri Lanka vs Sudan: tax rates compared
Sri Lanka has an income tax rate of 36%, 21pp above Sudan's 15%. The 200-country average is 28%: Sri Lanka sits above it, Sudan sits below it. Sri Lanka's figure is dated 2025-08-28 and Sudan's 2007-01-01, 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 | LK | SD | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 36% | 15% | LK +21 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 35% | SD +5 pp |
| VAT | 18% | 17% | LK +1 pp |
| Wealth Tax | 0% | 0% | match |
Income Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 36% | Source: Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka — Tax Chart, Year of Assessment 2025/2026 · as of 2025-08-28 |
| Sudan | 15% | Source: Sudan Taxation Chamber — Income Tax Act, 1986, Schedule III, Sector (B): Rates of Personal Income Tax (as amended by Act No. 25, 2007) · as of 2007-01-01 |
| Difference | +21 pp | Sri Lanka higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Sudan | 35% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | −5 pp | Sudan higher |
Sudan has a corporate tax rate of 35%, 5pp above Sri Lanka's 30%. The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.
VAT
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 18% | Source: Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department — Value Added Tax (VAT) · as of 2024-01-01 |
| Sudan | 17% | Source: Sudan Taxation Chamber · as of 2026-03-28 |
| Difference | +1 pp | Sri Lanka higher |
Sri Lanka has a VAT rate of 18%, 1pp above Sudan's 17%. The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Sri Lanka's figure is dated 2024-01-01 and Sudan's 2026-03-28, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Wealth Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 0% | Source: Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department — Acts of Parliament (tax legislation listing) · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Sudan | 0% | Source: Sudan Taxation Chamber · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Sri Lanka and Sudan share the same wealth tax rate: 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.