Paying taxes: Payments in Colombia

Colombia: Paying taxes: Payments was 10 number per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
10 number per year
Change on year
down 9.1%
World rank
127th
of 190 countries
All-time high
70 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
10 number per year
in 2011
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Colombia, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 70 number per year2006: 70 number per year2007: 70 number per year2008: 32 number per year2009: 21 number per year2010: 21 number per year2011: 10 number per year2012: 10 number per year2013: 10 number per year2014: 11 number per year2015: 11 number per year2016: 12 number per year2017: 12 number per year2018: 11 number per year2019: 10 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Colombia stood at 10 number per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 9.1% on the previous year and down 52.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Colombia peaked at 70 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 10 number per year, in 2011.

That places Colombia 127th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Colombia, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 70 number per year —
2006 70 number per year +0.0%
2007 70 number per year +0.0%
2008 32 number per year -54.3%
2009 21 number per year -34.4%
2010 21 number per year +0.0%
2011 10 number per year -52.4%
2012 10 number per year +0.0%
2013 10 number per year +0.0%
2014 11 number per year +10.0%
2015 11 number per year +0.0%
2016 12 number per year +9.1%
2017 12 number per year +0.0%
2018 11 number per year -8.3%
2019 10 number per year -9.1%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 10 number per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number per year, 67% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 10 number per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28 number per year, 36% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Paying taxes: Payments in Colombia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2008 -54.3% 70 number per year 32 number per year
2011 -52.4% 21 number per year 10 number per year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 52.6 number per year 21 number per year 70 number per year 5
2010s 11.8 number per year 10 number per year 21 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 125 India 10.94 number per year compare
  2. 126 United States 10.6 number per year compare
  3. 127 Costa Rica 10 number per year compare
  4. 127 Denmark 10 number per year compare
  5. 127 Kazakhstan 10 number per year compare
  6. 127 Kosovo 10 number per year compare
  7. 127 Lithuania 10 number per year compare
  8. 127 Moldova 10 number per year compare
  9. 127 Slovenia 10 number per year compare
  10. 127 Turkey 10 number per year compare
  11. 127 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 10 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Colombia?
Paying taxes: payments in Colombia was 10 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 70 number per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 10 number per year in 2011.
How does Colombia rank for paying taxes: payments?
Colombia ranks 127th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is down 52.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia 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.