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Paying taxes: Payments in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Paying taxes: Payments was 16 number per year in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
16 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
103rd
of 187 countries
All-time high
16 number per year
in 2007
All-time low
15 number per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Puerto Rico, 2005–2019

0510152005201220192005: 15 number per year2006: 15 number per year2007: 16 number per year2008: 16 number per year2009: 16 number per year2010: 16 number per year2011: 16 number per year2012: 16 number per year2013: 16 number per year2014: 16 number per year2015: 16 number per year2016: 16 number per year2017: 16 number per year2018: 16 number per year2019: 16 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Puerto Rico stood at 16 number per year. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Puerto Rico peaked at 16 number per year in 2007 and was at its lowest, 15 number per year, in 2005.

That places Puerto Rico 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.6 number per year 15 number per year 16 number per year 5
2010s 16 number per year 16 number per year 16 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 102 Maldives 17 number per year compare
  2. 103 Cyprus 16 number per year compare
  3. 105 Armenia 15 number per year compare
  4. 105 Iraq 15 number per year compare
  5. 105 Oman 15 number per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Puerto Rico?
Paying taxes: payments in Puerto Rico was 16 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 16 number per year in 2007.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 15 number per year in 2005.
How does Puerto Rico rank for paying taxes: payments?
Puerto Rico ranks 103rd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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
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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.