Panama vs Sao Tome and Principe: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Panama
84.3%
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe
84.6%
in 2019
Panama rank
98th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
95th
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score over time
- Panama
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 84.6% against 84.3% in Panama, a difference of 0.3%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 98th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 95th of 191 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 74.3% | 63.4% | 10.8% | Panama |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 83.8% | 1.8% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score, Panama or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 84.6% against 84.3% in Panama as of 2019.
- What is the difference in paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score between Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 0.3%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
- How do Panama and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
- Panama ranks 98th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 95th of 191 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.