Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Palau
Palau: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 10.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Palau, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
Palau recorded 10.7% for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.1% on the previous year and up 64.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Palau peaked at 10.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2005.
That places Palau 128th 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 Palau, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 6.5% | — |
| 2006 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 9.3% | +43.1% |
| 2013 | 9.2% | -1.1% |
| 2014 | 9.5% | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 9.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 9.6% | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 9.9% | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 10.7% | +8.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 9.0% | 6.5% | 10.7% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Palau?
- Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Palau was 10.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2005.
- How does Palau rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
- Palau ranks 128th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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.