Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 18.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Dominican Republic, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 18.6% for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Dominican Republic peaked at 18.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 8.5%, in 2005.
That places Dominican Republic 72nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8.5% | — |
| 2006 | 8.9% | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 9.5% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +41.1% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +32.8% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 8.5% | 17.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 18.3% | 18.6% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Dominican Republic?
- Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Dominican Republic was 18.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.5% in 2005.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
- Dominican Republic ranks 72nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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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About this data
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.