Paying taxes: Payments in India
India: Paying taxes: Payments was 10.94 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Payments in India, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments in India is 10.94 number per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 8.4% on the previous year and down 85.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in India peaked at 74 number per year in 2007 and was at its lowest, 10.94 number per year, in 2019.
India ranks 125th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Payments in India, year by year
| Year | number per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 70 number per year | — |
| 2006 | 73 number per year | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 74 number per year | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 74 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 74 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 71 number per year | -4.1% |
| 2011 | 48 number per year | -32.4% |
| 2012 | 48 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.11 number per year | -14.4% |
| 2014 | 41.11 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.11 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.11 number per year | -19.5% |
| 2017 | 13.94 number per year | -57.9% |
| 2018 | 11.94 number per year | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 10.94 number per year | -8.4% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 10.94 number per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33 number per year, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 10.94 number per year is below the median for South Asia, which is 25.5 number per year, 43% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paying taxes: Payments in India 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | -57.9% | 33.11 number per year | 13.94 number per year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 73 number per year | 70 number per year | 74 number per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 36.03 number per year | 10.94 number per year | 71 number per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near India
- 126 United States 10.6 number per year compare
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- 127 Kosovo 10 number per year compare
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- 127 Moldova 10 number per year compare
- 127 Slovenia 10 number per year compare
- 127 Turkey 10 number per year compare
- 127 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 10 number per year compare
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: payments in India?
- Paying taxes: payments in India was 10.94 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 74 number per year in 2007.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.94 number per year in 2019.
- How does India rank for paying taxes: payments?
- India ranks 125th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 85.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.