Paying taxes: Payments in Pakistan
Pakistan: Paying taxes: Payments was 34 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Payments in Pakistan, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 34 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.7% on the previous year and down 27.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Pakistan peaked at 47 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 34 number per year, in 2019.
Pakistan ranks 49th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | number per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 47 number per year | — |
| 2006 | 47 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 47 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 47 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 47 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 47 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34 number per year | -27.7% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 34 number per year is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33 number per year, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 34 number per year is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 15 number per year, 2.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47 number per year | 47 number per year | 47 number per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 45.7 number per year | 34 number per year | 47 number per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 49 Botswana 34 number per year compare
- 49 Sierra Leone 34 number per year compare
- 49 Solomon Islands 34 number per year compare
More reference data data for Pakistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 6.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 20.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 61.26 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.3 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.75 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 91.27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 260 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.79 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: payments in Pakistan?
- Paying taxes: payments in Pakistan was 34 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 47 number per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 34 number per year in 2019.
- How does Pakistan rank for paying taxes: payments?
- Pakistan ranks 49th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 27.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan 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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About this data
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.