Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in India
India: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 20.2% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in India, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
India recorded 20.2% for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in India peaked at 21.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20.2%, in 2019.
That places India 58th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in India, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.0% | — |
| 2006 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 21.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.8% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.5% | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 20.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.3% | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 20.2% | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.0% | 21.0% | 21.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 20.7% | 20.2% | 21.0% | 10 |
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More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in India?
- Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in India was 20.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 21.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.2% in 2019.
- How does India rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
- India ranks 58th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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.