Paying taxes: Payments in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Paying taxes: Payments was 45 number per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
45 number per year
Change on year
up 15.4%
World rank
21st
of 187 countries
All-time high
45 number per year
in 2019
All-time low
32 number per year
in 2006
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2019

010203040502005201220192005: 33 number per year2006: 32 number per year2007: 32 number per year2008: 32 number per year2009: 32 number per year2010: 32 number per year2011: 32 number per year2012: 32 number per year2013: 32 number per year2014: 32 number per year2015: 32 number per year2016: 32 number per year2017: 32 number per year2018: 39 number per year2019: 45 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Papua New Guinea stood at 45 number per year. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 15.4% on the previous year and up 40.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Papua New Guinea peaked at 45 number per year in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32 number per year, in 2006.

That places Papua New Guinea 21st out of 187 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32.2 number per year 32 number per year 33 number per year 5
2010s 34 number per year 32 number per year 45 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Papua New Guinea?
Paying taxes: payments in Papua New Guinea was 45 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 45 number per year in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 32 number per year in 2006.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for paying taxes: payments?
Papua New Guinea ranks 21st out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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
189 places, 2,778 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

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.