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Sri Lanka vs Yemen: tax rates compared
Sri Lanka's income tax rate is 16pp higher than Yemen's (36% vs 20%). The 200-country average is 28%: Sri Lanka sits above it, Yemen sits below it. Sri Lanka's figure is dated 2025-08-28 and Yemen's 2011-01-01, so the two rates come from different data vintages.
Verified data covers three of the six tracked tax types for both countries; every rate below is cited to its source and dated.
At a glance
| Tax | LK | YE | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Income Tax | 36% | 20% | LK +16 pplargest gap |
| Corporate Tax | 30% | 20% | LK +10 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 |
| Yemen | 20% | Source: Yemen Tax Authority — Executive Regulations of Income Tax Law No. 17 of 2010 (Minister of Finance Decision No. 508 of 2010), Articles 76-77 · as of 2011-01-01 |
| Difference | +16 pp | Sri Lanka higher |
Corporate Tax
| Country | Rate | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Lanka | 30% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Yemen | 20% | Source: Tax Foundation — Worldwide Corporate Tax Rates · as of 2025-01-01 |
| Difference | +10 pp | Sri Lanka higher |
Sri Lanka's corporate tax rate is 10pp higher than Yemen's (30% vs 20%). The 201-country average is 22.6%: Sri Lanka sits above it, Yemen sits below it.
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 |
| Yemen | 0% | Source: Yemen Tax Authority — About the Tax Authority · as of 2026-07-18 |
| Difference | 0 pp | displayed rates match |
Sri Lanka's wealth tax rate is identical to Yemen's — both sit at 0%. The 193-country average is 0.1%: both sit below it.
Not covered for both countries yet: VAT, Capital Gains Tax, Crypto Tax.