Equatorial Guinea vs Liberia: Paying taxes: Profit tax

Equatorial Guinea
53.0%
in 2019
Liberia
35.4%
in 2019
Equatorial Guinea rank
2nd
Liberia rank
4th

Paying taxes: Profit tax over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Liberia
0204060200520122019

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 53.0% against 35.4% in Liberia, a difference of 17.6%.

That makes Equatorial Guinea's figure about 1.5 times Liberia's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd and Liberia ranks 4th of 190 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Equatorial Guinea Liberia Difference Ahead
2000s 20.7% 0.0% 20.7% Equatorial Guinea
2010s 33.6% 23.3% 10.3% Equatorial Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: profit tax, Equatorial Guinea or Liberia?
Equatorial Guinea, at 53.0% against 35.4% in Liberia as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: profit tax between Equatorial Guinea and Liberia?
17.6%, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Liberia?
14 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do Equatorial Guinea and Liberia rank globally for paying taxes: profit tax?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd and Liberia ranks 4th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Profit tax (% 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 profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.