Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 13.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Puerto Rico, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Puerto Rico stood at 13.4%.
That represents a change of up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Puerto Rico peaked at 14.4% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 12.6%, in 2005.
That places Puerto Rico 102nd 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 12.6% | — |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.4% | +14.3% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 13.5% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 13.4% | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.7% | 13.4% | 14.4% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Puerto Rico
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4659 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2752 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 974.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7966 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0011 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Puerto Rico?
- Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Puerto Rico was 13.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2010.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.6% in 2005.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
- Puerto Rico ranks 102nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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.