Paying taxes: Payments in Nepal

Nepal: Paying taxes: Payments was 46 number per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
46 number per year
Change on year
up 17.9%
World rank
17th
of 190 countries
All-time high
46 number per year
in 2019
All-time low
34 number per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Nepal, 2005–2019

010203040502005201220192005: 34 number per year2006: 34 number per year2007: 34 number per year2008: 34 number per year2009: 34 number per year2010: 34 number per year2011: 34 number per year2012: 34 number per year2013: 34 number per year2014: 34 number per year2015: 34 number per year2016: 34 number per year2017: 34 number per year2018: 39 number per year2019: 46 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Nepal stood at 46 number per year. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Nepal peaked at 46 number per year in 2019 and was at its lowest, 34 number per year, in 2005.

Nepal ranks 17th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Paying taxes: Payments in Nepal, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Nepal, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 34 number per year —
2006 34 number per year +0.0%
2007 34 number per year +0.0%
2008 34 number per year +0.0%
2009 34 number per year +0.0%
2010 34 number per year +0.0%
2011 34 number per year +0.0%
2012 34 number per year +0.0%
2013 34 number per year +0.0%
2014 34 number per year +0.0%
2015 34 number per year +0.0%
2016 34 number per year +0.0%
2017 34 number per year +0.0%
2018 39 number per year +14.7%
2019 46 number per year +17.9%

Nepal compared with similar countries

  • Nepal's 46 number per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33 number per year, 1.4× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nepal's 46 number per year is above the median for South Asia, which is 25.5 number per year, 1.8× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34 number per year 34 number per year 34 number per year 5
2010s 35.7 number per year 34 number per year 46 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Nepal

  1. 15 Nigeria 48 number per year compare
  2. 16 Haiti 47 number per year compare
  3. 17 Equatorial Guinea 46 number per year compare
  4. 17 Guinea-Bissau 46 number per year compare
  5. 17 Sao Tome and Principe 46 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Nepal?
Paying taxes: payments in Nepal was 46 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Nepal?
The highest recorded value was 46 number per year in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Nepal?
The lowest recorded value was 34 number per year in 2005.
How does Nepal rank for paying taxes: payments?
Nepal ranks 17th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Nepal?
Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal 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.