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Sri Lanka vs Venezuela: tax rates compared

Sri Lanka's income tax rate is 2pp higher than Venezuela's (36% vs 34%). The 200-country average is 28%: both sit above it. Sri Lanka's figure is dated 2025-08-28 and Venezuela's 2026-01-12, 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

0102030405060Income34%36%Corporate30%34%VAT16%18%Capital Gains0%1%Wealth Tax0%0.3%
five shared taxes, side by side
Tax LK VEDifference
Income Tax36%34%LK +2 pp
Corporate Tax30%34%VE +4 pplargest gap
VAT18%16%LK +2 pp
Capital Gains Tax0%1%VE +1 pp
Wealth Tax0%0.3%VE +0.3 pp

Income Tax

Income Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Sri Lanka36%Source: Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka — Tax Chart, Year of Assessment 2025/2026 · as of 2025-08-28
Venezuela34%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Taxes on personal income) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference+2 ppSri Lanka higher

Corporate Tax

Corporate Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Sri Lanka30%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Venezuela34%Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01
Difference−4 ppVenezuela higher

Venezuela's corporate tax rate is 4pp higher than Sri Lanka's (34% vs 30%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: both sit above it.

VAT

VAT, side by side
CountryRateSource
Sri Lanka18%Source: Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department — Value Added Tax (VAT) · as of 2024-01-01
Venezuela16%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Corporate, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference+2 ppSri Lanka higher

Sri Lanka's VAT rate is 2pp higher than Venezuela's (18% vs 16%). The 181-country average is 15%: both sit above it. Sri Lanka's figure is dated 2024-01-01 and Venezuela's 2026-01-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Capital Gains Tax

Capital Gains Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Sri Lanka0%Source: Inland Revenue Department, Sri Lanka — Capital Gain Tax (CGT) · as of 2025-11-19
Venezuela1%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Income determination) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−1 ppVenezuela higher

Venezuela's capital gains tax rate is 1pp higher than Sri Lanka's (1% vs 0%). The 175-country average is 10.3%: both sit below it. Sri Lanka's figure is dated 2025-11-19 and Venezuela's 2026-01-12, so the two rates come from different data vintages.

Wealth Tax

Wealth Tax, side by side
CountryRateSource
Sri Lanka0%Source: Sri Lanka Inland Revenue Department — Acts of Parliament (tax legislation listing) · as of 2026-07-18
Venezuela0.3%Source: PWC Worldwide Tax Summaries — Venezuela (Individual, Other taxes) · as of 2026-01-12
Difference−0.3 ppVenezuela higher

Venezuela's wealth tax rate is 0.3pp higher than Sri Lanka's (0.3% vs 0%). The 193-country average is 0.1%: Sri Lanka sits below it, Venezuela sits above it.

Not covered for both countries yet: Crypto Tax.