Paying taxes: Payments in Brunei

Brunei: Paying taxes: Payments was 5 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
5 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
181st
of 190 countries
All-time high
28 number per year
in 2011
All-time low
5 number per year
in 2018
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Brunei, 2006–2019

510152025302006201220192006: 15 number per year2007: 15 number per year2008: 15 number per year2009: 15 number per year2010: 16 number per year2011: 28 number per year2012: 28 number per year2013: 28 number per year2014: 28 number per year2015: 19 number per year2016: 16 number per year2017: 15 number per year2018: 5 number per year2019: 5 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

Brunei recorded 5 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of down 66.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Brunei peaked at 28 number per year in 2011 and was at its lowest, 5 number per year, in 2018.

Brunei ranks 181st of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Payments in Brunei, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Brunei, 2006 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2006 15 number per year —
2007 15 number per year +0.0%
2008 15 number per year +0.0%
2009 15 number per year +0.0%
2010 16 number per year +6.7%
2011 28 number per year +75.0%
2012 28 number per year +0.0%
2013 28 number per year +0.0%
2014 28 number per year +0.0%
2015 19 number per year -32.1%
2016 16 number per year -15.8%
2017 15 number per year -6.2%
2018 5 number per year -66.7%
2019 5 number per year +0.0%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 5 number per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 10 number per year, 50% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 5 number per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.5 number per year, 27% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15 number per year 15 number per year 15 number per year 4
2010s 18.8 number per year 5 number per year 28 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 181 Georgia 5 number per year compare
  2. 181 Norway 5 number per year compare
  3. 181 Singapore 5 number per year compare
  4. 181 Ukraine 5 number per year compare
  5. 181 United Arab Emirates 5 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Brunei?
Paying taxes: payments in Brunei was 5 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 28 number per year in 2011.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 5 number per year in 2018.
How does Brunei rank for paying taxes: payments?
Brunei ranks 181st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is down 66.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Brunei 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.