Paying taxes: Payments in Benin

Benin: Paying taxes: Payments was 54 number per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
54 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 190 countries
All-time high
54 number per year
in 2015
All-time low
52 number per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Benin, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 52 number per year2006: 52 number per year2007: 52 number per year2008: 52 number per year2009: 52 number per year2010: 52 number per year2011: 52 number per year2012: 52 number per year2013: 52 number per year2014: 52 number per year2015: 54 number per year2016: 54 number per year2017: 54 number per year2018: 54 number per year2019: 54 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

Benin recorded 54 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Benin peaked at 54 number per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 52 number per year, in 2005.

Benin ranks 6th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Paying taxes: Payments in Benin, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Benin, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 52 number per year —
2006 52 number per year +0.0%
2007 52 number per year +0.0%
2008 52 number per year +0.0%
2009 52 number per year +0.0%
2010 52 number per year +0.0%
2011 52 number per year +0.0%
2012 52 number per year +0.0%
2013 52 number per year +0.0%
2014 52 number per year +0.0%
2015 54 number per year +3.8%
2016 54 number per year +0.0%
2017 54 number per year +0.0%
2018 54 number per year +0.0%
2019 54 number per year +0.0%

Benin compared with similar countries

  • Benin's 54 number per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33 number per year, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Benin's 54 number per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35 number per year, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52 number per year 52 number per year 52 number per year 5
2010s 53 number per year 52 number per year 54 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 4 Antigua and Barbuda 57 number per year compare
  2. 5 Central African Republic 56 number per year compare
  3. 6 Chad 54 number per year compare
  4. 8 Senegal 53 number per year compare
  5. 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 52 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Benin?
Paying taxes: payments in Benin was 54 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 54 number per year in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 52 number per year in 2005.
How does Benin rank for paying taxes: payments?
Benin ranks 6th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Benin 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.