Paying taxes: Payments in Malawi

Malawi: Paying taxes: Payments was 35 number per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
35 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
42nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
35 number per year
in 2013
All-time low
23 number per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Malawi, 2005–2019

0102030402005201220192005: 23 number per year2006: 23 number per year2007: 23 number per year2008: 23 number per year2009: 23 number per year2010: 23 number per year2011: 23 number per year2012: 30 number per year2013: 35 number per year2014: 35 number per year2015: 35 number per year2016: 35 number per year2017: 35 number per year2018: 35 number per year2019: 35 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 35 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 52.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Malawi peaked at 35 number per year in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23 number per year, in 2005.

That places Malawi 42nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Payments in Malawi, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Malawi, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 23 number per year —
2006 23 number per year +0.0%
2007 23 number per year +0.0%
2008 23 number per year +0.0%
2009 23 number per year +0.0%
2010 23 number per year +0.0%
2011 23 number per year +0.0%
2012 30 number per year +30.4%
2013 35 number per year +16.7%
2014 35 number per year +0.0%
2015 35 number per year +0.0%
2016 35 number per year +0.0%
2017 35 number per year +0.0%
2018 35 number per year +0.0%
2019 35 number per year +0.0%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 35 number per year is above the median for low income countries, which is 35 number per year, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 35 number per year is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35 number per year, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23 number per year 23 number per year 23 number per year 5
2010s 32.1 number per year 23 number per year 35 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 42 Albania 35 number per year compare
  2. 42 Djibouti 35 number per year compare
  3. 42 Guyana 35 number per year compare
  4. 42 Laos 35 number per year compare
  5. 42 Mali 35 number per year compare
  6. 42 Saint Lucia 35 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Malawi?
Paying taxes: payments in Malawi was 35 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 35 number per year in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 23 number per year in 2005.
How does Malawi rank for paying taxes: payments?
Malawi ranks 42nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 52.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malawi 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.