Kuwait vs Puerto Rico: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions

Kuwait
13.0%
in 2019
Puerto Rico
13.4%
in 2019
Kuwait rank
105th
Puerto Rico rank
102nd

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions over time

  • Kuwait
  • Puerto Rico
051015200520122019

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 13.4% against 13.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.4%.

Across all 15 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Kuwait ranks 105th and Puerto Rico ranks 102nd of 190 countries.

Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kuwait Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 10.7% 12.6% 1.9% Puerto Rico
2010s 12.4% 13.7% 1.3% Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: labor tax and contributions, Kuwait or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 13.4% against 13.0% in Kuwait as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: labor tax and contributions between Kuwait and Puerto Rico?
0.4%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Puerto Rico?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Kuwait and Puerto Rico rank globally for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
Kuwait ranks 105th and Puerto Rico ranks 102nd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The labor tax and contributions measures all government mandated labor contributions that are borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.