Paying taxes: Payments in Iran

Iran: Paying taxes: Payments was 20 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
20 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
88th
of 190 countries
All-time high
22 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
20 number per year
in 2010
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Iran, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 22 number per year2006: 22 number per year2007: 22 number per year2008: 22 number per year2009: 22 number per year2010: 20 number per year2011: 20 number per year2012: 20 number per year2013: 20 number per year2014: 20 number per year2015: 20 number per year2016: 20 number per year2017: 20 number per year2018: 20 number per year2019: 20 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Iran stood at 20 number per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Iran peaked at 22 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 20 number per year, in 2010.

Iran ranks 88th 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 Iran, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Iran, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 22 number per year —
2006 22 number per year +0.0%
2007 22 number per year +0.0%
2008 22 number per year +0.0%
2009 22 number per year +0.0%
2010 20 number per year -9.1%
2011 20 number per year +0.0%
2012 20 number per year +0.0%
2013 20 number per year +0.0%
2014 20 number per year +0.0%
2015 20 number per year +0.0%
2016 20 number per year +0.0%
2017 20 number per year +0.0%
2018 20 number per year +0.0%
2019 20 number per year +0.0%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 20 number per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number per year, 1.3× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 20 number per year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15 number per year, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22 number per year 22 number per year 22 number per year 5
2010s 20 number per year 20 number per year 20 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 85 Iceland 21 number per year compare
  2. 85 Micronesia (country) 21 number per year compare
  3. 85 Thailand 21 number per year compare
  4. 88 Bahamas 20 number per year compare
  5. 88 Lebanon 20 number per year compare
  6. 88 Syria 20 number per year compare
  7. 88 Uruguay 20 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Iran?
Paying taxes: payments in Iran was 20 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 22 number per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 20 number per year in 2010.
How does Iran rank for paying taxes: payments?
Iran ranks 88th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Iran 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.