Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Zambia
Zambia: Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions was 10.4% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Zambia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Zambia is 10.4%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Zambia peaked at 10.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10.4%, in 2005.
Zambia ranks 129th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Paying taxes: Labor tax and contributions in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10.4% | — |
| 2006 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10.4% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Zambia?
- Paying taxes: labor tax and contributions in Zambia was 10.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 10.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: labor tax and contributions recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.4% in 2005.
- How does Zambia rank for paying taxes: labor tax and contributions?
- Zambia ranks 129th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: labor tax and contributions rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.