Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Benin

Benin: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 26.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
26.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 190 countries
All-time high
30.9%
in 2005
All-time low
26.4%
in 2010
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Benin, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 30.9 % of profits2006: 30.9 % of profits2007: 30.9 % of profits2008: 30.9 % of profits2009: 30.9 % of profits2010: 26.4 % of profits2011: 26.4 % of profits2012: 26.4 % of profits2013: 26.4 % of profits2014: 26.4 % of profits2015: 26.4 % of profits2016: 26.4 % of profits2017: 26.4 % of profits2018: 26.4 % of profits2019: 26.4 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Benin is 26.4%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Benin peaked at 30.9% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 26.4%, in 2010.

Benin ranks 30th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits) in Benin, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 30.9%
2006 30.9% +0.0%
2007 30.9% +0.0%
2008 30.9% +0.0%
2009 30.9% +0.0%
2010 26.4% -14.6%
2011 26.4% +0.0%
2012 26.4% +0.0%
2013 26.4% +0.0%
2014 26.4% +0.0%
2015 26.4% +0.0%
2016 26.4% +0.0%
2017 26.4% +0.0%
2018 26.4% +0.0%
2019 26.4% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.9% 30.9% 30.9% 5
2010s 26.4% 26.4% 26.4% 10

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 27 Mexico 27.2% compare
  2. 27 Latvia 27.2% compare
  3. 29 Portugal 26.8% compare
  4. 30 Hungary 26.4% compare
  5. 32 Nepal 26.2% compare
  6. 33 Iran, Islamic Republic of 25.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Benin?
Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Benin was 26.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 26.4% in 2010.
How does Benin rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
Benin ranks 30th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Benin data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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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.