Paying taxes: Payments in Malta

Malta: Paying taxes: Payments was 8 number per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
8 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
152nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
8 number per year
in 2016
All-time low
7 number per year
in 2011
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Malta, 2011–2019

024682011201520192011: 7 number per year2012: 7 number per year2013: 7 number per year2014: 7 number per year2015: 7 number per year2016: 8 number per year2017: 8 number per year2018: 8 number per year2019: 8 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Malta stood at 8 number per year. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Malta peaked at 8 number per year in 2016 and was at its lowest, 7 number per year, in 2011.

Malta ranks 152nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Paying taxes: Payments in Malta, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Malta, 2011 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2011 7 number per year —
2012 7 number per year +0.0%
2013 7 number per year +0.0%
2014 7 number per year +0.0%
2015 7 number per year +0.0%
2016 8 number per year +14.3%
2017 8 number per year +0.0%
2018 8 number per year +0.0%
2019 8 number per year +0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 8 number per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 10 number per year, 80% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 8 number per year is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15 number per year, 53% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 152 Canada 8 number per year compare
  2. 152 Czechia 8 number per year compare
  3. 152 Ecuador 8 number per year compare
  4. 152 Estonia 8 number per year compare
  5. 152 Finland 8 number per year compare
  6. 152 Greece 8 number per year compare
  7. 152 Guatemala 8 number per year compare
  8. 152 Mauritius 8 number per year compare
  9. 152 Peru 8 number per year compare
  10. 152 Portugal 8 number per year compare
  11. 152 Slovakia 8 number per year compare
  12. 152 Tunisia 8 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Malta?
Paying taxes: payments in Malta was 8 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 8 number per year in 2016.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 7 number per year in 2011.
How does Malta rank for paying taxes: payments?
Malta ranks 152nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Malta 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.