Paying taxes: Payments in Philippines

Philippines: Paying taxes: Payments was 13 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
13 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
112th
of 190 countries
All-time high
48 number per year
in 2005
All-time low
13 number per year
in 2018
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Philippines, 2005–2019

10203040502005201220192005: 48 number per year2006: 48 number per year2007: 47 number per year2008: 47 number per year2009: 47 number per year2010: 47 number per year2011: 47 number per year2012: 47 number per year2013: 36 number per year2014: 36 number per year2015: 35 number per year2016: 27 number per year2017: 19 number per year2018: 13 number per year2019: 13 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Philippines stood at 13 number per year. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 72.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Philippines peaked at 48 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 13 number per year, in 2018.

Philippines ranks 112th 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 Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Philippines, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 48 number per year —
2006 48 number per year +0.0%
2007 47 number per year -2.1%
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 36 number per year -23.4%
2014 36 number per year +0.0%
2015 35 number per year -2.8%
2016 27 number per year -22.9%
2017 19 number per year -29.6%
2018 13 number per year -31.6%
2019 13 number per year +0.0%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 13 number per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number per year, 87% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 13 number per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.5 number per year, 70% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.4 number per year 47 number per year 48 number per year 5
2010s 32 number per year 13 number per year 47 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 109 Bulgaria 14 number per year compare
  2. 109 Italy 14 number per year compare
  3. 109 Romania 14 number per year compare
  4. 113 Austria 12 number per year compare
  5. 113 Croatia 12 number per year compare
  6. 113 South Korea 12 number per year compare
  7. 113 Kuwait 12 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Philippines?
Paying taxes: payments in Philippines was 13 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 48 number per year in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 13 number per year in 2018.
How does Philippines rank for paying taxes: payments?
Philippines ranks 112th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is down 72.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Philippines 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.