Paying taxes: Payments in Gambia

Gambia: Paying taxes: Payments was 49 number per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
49 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
13th
of 190 countries
All-time high
49 number per year
in 2014
All-time low
48 number per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Gambia, 2005–2019

010203040502005201220192005: 48 number per year2006: 48 number per year2007: 48 number per year2008: 48 number per year2009: 48 number per year2010: 48 number per year2011: 48 number per year2012: 48 number per year2013: 48 number per year2014: 49 number per year2015: 49 number per year2016: 49 number per year2017: 49 number per year2018: 49 number per year2019: 49 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 49 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Gambia peaked at 49 number per year in 2014 and was at its lowest, 48 number per year, in 2005.

Gambia ranks 13th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Paying taxes: Payments in Gambia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Gambia, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 48 number per year —
2006 48 number per year +0.0%
2007 48 number per year +0.0%
2008 48 number per year +0.0%
2009 48 number per year +0.0%
2010 48 number per year +0.0%
2011 48 number per year +0.0%
2012 48 number per year +0.0%
2013 48 number per year +0.0%
2014 49 number per year +2.1%
2015 49 number per year +0.0%
2016 49 number per year +0.0%
2017 49 number per year +0.0%
2018 49 number per year +0.0%
2019 49 number per year +0.0%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 49 number per year is above the median for low income countries, which is 35 number per year, 1.4× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 49 number per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35 number per year, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48 number per year 48 number per year 48 number per year 5
2010s 48.6 number per year 48 number per year 49 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 10 Zimbabwe 51 number per year compare
  2. 11 Congo 50 number per year compare
  3. 11 Gabon 50 number per year compare
  4. 13 Togo 49 number per year compare
  5. 15 Nigeria 48 number per year compare
  6. 16 Haiti 47 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Gambia?
Paying taxes: payments in Gambia was 49 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 49 number per year in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 48 number per year in 2005.
How does Gambia rank for paying taxes: payments?
Gambia ranks 13th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Gambia 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.