Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Maldives
Maldives: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 7.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Maldives, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Maldives stood at 7.9%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over five years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Maldives peaked at 7.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.
That places Maldives 146th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Maldives, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 5.3% | — |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +49.1% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 6.1% | 0.0% | 7.9% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Maldives
- 145 Mauritius 8.2% compare
- 146 Brunei Darussalam 7.9% compare
- 146 Dominica 7.9% compare
- 149 Lao People's Democratic Republic 6.8% compare
- 149 Sao Tome and Principe 6.8% compare
- 149 Timor-Leste 6.8% compare
More reference data data for Maldives
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0011 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0004 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Maldives?
- Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Maldives was 7.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Maldives?
- The highest recorded value was 7.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Maldives?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
- How does Maldives rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
- Maldives ranks 146th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Maldives 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.