Paying taxes: Payments in Colombia
Colombia: Paying taxes: Payments was 10 number per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Paying taxes: Payments in Colombia, 2005–2019
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
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More reference data data for Colombia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.92 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4113 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 19.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 9.81 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 61.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 94.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.24 (2050)
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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About this data
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.