Paying taxes: Payments in Maldives

Maldives: Paying taxes: Payments was 17 number per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
17 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 190 countries
All-time high
30 number per year
in 2013
All-time low
3 number per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Maldives, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 3 number per year2006: 3 number per year2007: 3 number per year2008: 3 number per year2009: 3 number per year2010: 3 number per year2011: 3 number per year2012: 17 number per year2013: 30 number per year2014: 30 number per year2015: 30 number per year2016: 30 number per year2017: 17 number per year2018: 17 number per year2019: 17 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments in Maldives is 17 number per year, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 466.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Maldives peaked at 30 number per year in 2013 and was at its lowest, 3 number per year, in 2005.

Maldives ranks 103rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Paying taxes: Payments in Maldives, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Maldives, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 3 number per year —
2006 3 number per year +0.0%
2007 3 number per year +0.0%
2008 3 number per year +0.0%
2009 3 number per year +0.0%
2010 3 number per year +0.0%
2011 3 number per year +0.0%
2012 17 number per year +466.7%
2013 30 number per year +76.5%
2014 30 number per year +0.0%
2015 30 number per year +0.0%
2016 30 number per year +0.0%
2017 17 number per year -43.3%
2018 17 number per year +0.0%
2019 17 number per year +0.0%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 17 number per year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number per year, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 17 number per year is below the median for South Asia, which is 25.5 number per year, 67% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 3 number per year 3 number per year 3 number per year 5
2010s 19.4 number per year 3 number per year 30 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 104 Cyprus 16 number per year compare
  2. 104 Puerto Rico 16 number per year compare
  3. 106 Armenia 15 number per year compare
  4. 106 Iraq 15 number per year compare
  5. 106 Oman 15 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Maldives?
Paying taxes: payments in Maldives was 17 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 30 number per year in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 3 number per year in 2005.
How does Maldives rank for paying taxes: payments?
Maldives ranks 103rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is up 466.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Maldives 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.