Paying taxes: Payments in Jordan

Jordan: Paying taxes: Payments was 9 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
9 number per year
Change on year
down 60.9%
World rank
138th
of 190 countries
All-time high
26 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
9 number per year
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Jordan, 2005–2019

101520252005201220192005: 26 number per year2006: 26 number per year2007: 26 number per year2008: 26 number per year2009: 26 number per year2010: 26 number per year2011: 25 number per year2012: 25 number per year2013: 25 number per year2014: 25 number per year2015: 25 number per year2016: 25 number per year2017: 25 number per year2018: 23 number per year2019: 9 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Jordan stood at 9 number per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 60.9% on the previous year and down 65.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Jordan peaked at 26 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 9 number per year, in 2019.

That places Jordan 138th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Jordan, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Jordan, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 26 number per year —
2006 26 number per year +0.0%
2007 26 number per year +0.0%
2008 26 number per year +0.0%
2009 26 number per year +0.0%
2010 26 number per year +0.0%
2011 25 number per year -3.8%
2012 25 number per year +0.0%
2013 25 number per year +0.0%
2014 25 number per year +0.0%
2015 25 number per year +0.0%
2016 25 number per year +0.0%
2017 25 number per year +0.0%
2018 23 number per year -8.0%
2019 9 number per year -60.9%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 9 number per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number per year, 60% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 9 number per year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15 number per year, 60% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26 number per year 26 number per year 26 number per year 5
2010s 23.3 number per year 9 number per year 26 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 137 Brazil 9.61 number per year compare
  2. 138 Russia 9 number per year compare
  3. 138 Argentina 9 number per year compare
  4. 138 Azerbaijan 9 number per year compare
  5. 138 France 9 number per year compare
  6. 138 Germany 9 number per year compare
  7. 138 Ireland 9 number per year compare
  8. 138 Malaysia 9 number per year compare
  9. 138 Marshall Islands 9 number per year compare
  10. 138 Netherlands 9 number per year compare
  11. 138 Rwanda 9 number per year compare
  12. 138 Spain 9 number per year compare
  13. 138 United Kingdom 9 number per year compare
  14. 138 Uzbekistan 9 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Jordan?
Paying taxes: payments in Jordan was 9 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 26 number per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 9 number per year in 2019.
How does Jordan rank for paying taxes: payments?
Jordan ranks 138th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is down 65.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Jordan 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.