Paying taxes: Payments in India

India: Paying taxes: Payments was 10.94 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
10.94 number per year
Change on year
down 8.4%
World rank
124th
of 187 countries
All-time high
74 number per year
in 2007
All-time low
10.94 number per year
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in India, 2005–2019

204060802005201220192005: 70 number per year2006: 73 number per year2007: 74 number per year2008: 74 number per year2009: 74 number per year2010: 71 number per year2011: 48 number per year2012: 48 number per year2013: 41.1 number per year2014: 41.1 number per year2015: 41.1 number per year2016: 33.1 number per year2017: 13.9 number per year2018: 11.9 number per year2019: 10.9 number per year

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 124th of 187 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

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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 124th out of 187 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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 2,778 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.