Paying taxes: Payments in Bahrain

Bahrain: Paying taxes: Payments was 3 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
3 number per year
Change on year
down 78.6%
World rank
189th
of 190 countries
All-time high
25 number per year
in 2007
All-time low
3 number per year
in 2019
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Bahrain, 2007–2019

5101520252007201320192007: 25 number per year2008: 25 number per year2009: 25 number per year2010: 13 number per year2011: 13 number per year2012: 13 number per year2013: 13 number per year2014: 13 number per year2015: 13 number per year2016: 13 number per year2017: 14 number per year2018: 14 number per year2019: 3 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

Bahrain recorded 3 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 78.6% on the previous year and down 88.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Bahrain peaked at 25 number per year in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3 number per year, in 2019.

That places Bahrain 189th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Payments in Bahrain, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Bahrain, 2007 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2007 25 number per year —
2008 25 number per year +0.0%
2009 25 number per year +0.0%
2010 13 number per year -48.0%
2011 13 number per year +0.0%
2012 13 number per year +0.0%
2013 13 number per year +0.0%
2014 13 number per year +0.0%
2015 13 number per year +0.0%
2016 13 number per year +0.0%
2017 14 number per year +7.7%
2018 14 number per year +0.0%
2019 3 number per year -78.6%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 3 number per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 10 number per year, 30% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 3 number per year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15 number per year, 20% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25 number per year 25 number per year 25 number per year 3
2010s 12.2 number per year 3 number per year 14 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 187 Qatar 4 number per year compare
  2. 187 Saudi Arabia 4 number per year compare
  3. 189 Hong Kong 3 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Bahrain?
Paying taxes: payments in Bahrain was 3 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 25 number per year in 2007.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 3 number per year in 2019.
How does Bahrain rank for paying taxes: payments?
Bahrain ranks 189th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is down 88.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bahrain 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.