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	Table 01 (P.Finance, Revenue)
	Government Revenue  (% of GDP) （1948-1996)
	Pf01e
Revenue            Year	Tax Revenue			Non Tax Revenue	Total Revenue
	Direct Tax	Indirect Tax	Tax Revenue
1948	3.4	13.0	16.4	2.4	18.8
1949	3.8	12.8	16.6	2.3	18.9
1950	3.2	10.8	14.0	2.1	16.1
1951	3.1	12.9	16.0	3.8	19.8
1952	4.7	12.4	17.1	4.1	21.2
1953	5.3	11.8	17.1	4.1	21.2
1954	4.7	12.7	17.4	4.2	21.6
1955	4.1	13.8	17.9	4.2	22.1
1956	6.0	14.1	20.1	4.5	24.6
1957	5.3	14.2	19.5	4.8	24.3
1958	4.9	13.6	18.5	4.8	23.3
1959	3.2	13.1	16.3	4.2	20.5
1960	3.1	13.6	16.7	4.2	20.9
1961	4.4	13.4	17.8	4.2	22.0
1962	4.6	16.8	21.4	1.9	23.3
1963	4.2	15.6	19.8	1.8	21.6
1964	4.0	14.7	18.7	3.9	22.6
1965	4.0	16.1	20.1	2.4	22.5
1966	3.6	15.7	19.3	2.7	22.0
1967	3.7	15.8	19.5	2.1	21.6
1968	3.3	15.5	18.8	1.8	20.6
1969	3.3	16.7	20.0	1.9	21.9
1970	2.7	15.6	18.3	1.7	20.0
1971	3.4	13.3	16.7	3.3	20.0
1972	3.2	14.4	17.6	4.0	21.6
1973	4.1	14.0	18.1	3.8	21.9
1974	2.7	14.2	16.9	3.3	20.2
1975	3.8	12.3	16.1	3.1	19.2
1976	3.3	12.4	15.7	3.4	19.1
1977	2.8	12.4	15.2	3.2	18.4
1978	2.6	21.6	24.2	3.1	27.3
1979	2.6	18.4	21.0	3.0	24.0
1980	3.2	15.1	18.3	1.3	19.6
1981	2.5	13.7	16.2	1.3	17.5
1982	3.0	11.8	14.8	1.5	16.3
1983	2.8	13.6	16.4	2.8	19.2
1984	3.6	15.9	19.5	2.7	22.2
1985	3.5	15.2	18.7	3.6	22.3
1986	2.7	14.7	17.4	3.3	20.7
1987	2.5	15.3	17.8	3.6	21.4
1988	2.1	14.1	16.2	2.6	18.8
1989	2.0	16.8	18.8	2.6	21.4
1990	2.3	16.7	19.0	2.1	21.1
1991	2.6	15.7	18.3	2.2	20.5
1992	2.6	15.4	18.0	2.2	20.2
1993	2.5	14.7	17.2	2.5	19.7
1994	2.6	14.5	17.1	1.8	18.9
1995	2.6	15.2	17.8	2.7	20.5
1996	2.7	14.2	16.9	2.1	19.0
© ２０１１， KRI (Kusaka Research Institute)
Source:
Annual Report 2000 ,  Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Revised:  2011(y)/01(m)/30(d)
Chief Editor:
Dr. Milton Rajaratne (B.Com., M.Sc., Ph.D.)
The Former Head, Department of Management Studies
University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka