Paying taxes: Payments in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Paying taxes: Payments was 9 number per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
9 number per year
Change on year
up 28.6%
World rank
138th
of 190 countries
All-time high
37 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
6 number per year
in 2016
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Azerbaijan, 2005–2019

102030402005201220192005: 37 number per year2006: 37 number per year2007: 37 number per year2008: 22 number per year2009: 22 number per year2010: 18 number per year2011: 18 number per year2012: 18 number per year2013: 18 number per year2014: 7 number per year2015: 7 number per year2016: 6 number per year2017: 6 number per year2018: 7 number per year2019: 9 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments in Azerbaijan is 9 number per year, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.6% on the previous year and down 59.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Azerbaijan peaked at 37 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6 number per year, in 2016.

Azerbaijan ranks 138th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Paying taxes: Payments in Azerbaijan, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Azerbaijan, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 37 number per year —
2006 37 number per year +0.0%
2007 37 number per year +0.0%
2008 22 number per year -40.5%
2009 22 number per year +0.0%
2010 18 number per year -18.2%
2011 18 number per year +0.0%
2012 18 number per year +0.0%
2013 18 number per year +0.0%
2014 7 number per year -61.1%
2015 7 number per year +0.0%
2016 6 number per year -14.3%
2017 6 number per year +0.0%
2018 7 number per year +16.7%
2019 9 number per year +28.6%

Azerbaijan compared with similar countries

  • Azerbaijan's 9 number per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number per year, 60% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Azerbaijan's 9 number per year is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10 number per year, 90% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 31 number per year 22 number per year 37 number per year 5
2010s 11.4 number per year 6 number per year 18 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 137 Brazil 9.61 number per year compare
  2. 138 Russia 9 number per year compare
  3. 138 Argentina 9 number per year compare
  4. 138 France 9 number per year compare
  5. 138 Germany 9 number per year compare
  6. 138 Ireland 9 number per year compare
  7. 138 Jordan 9 number per year compare
  8. 138 Malaysia 9 number per year compare
  9. 138 Marshall Islands 9 number per year compare
  10. 138 Netherlands 9 number per year compare
  11. 138 Rwanda 9 number per year compare
  12. 138 Spain 9 number per year compare
  13. 138 United Kingdom 9 number per year compare
  14. 138 Uzbekistan 9 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Azerbaijan?
Paying taxes: payments in Azerbaijan was 9 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 37 number per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 6 number per year in 2016.
How does Azerbaijan rank for paying taxes: payments?
Azerbaijan ranks 138th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is down 59.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Azerbaijan data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.