Paying taxes: Payments in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Paying taxes: Payments was 16 number per year in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Payments in Puerto Rico, 2005–2019
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 104th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Paying taxes: Payments in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | number per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15 number per year | — |
| 2006 | 15 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 16 number per year | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 16 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16 number per year | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 16 number per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 10 number per year, 1.6× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 16 number per year is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 28 number per year, 57% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 326.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 326.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 36.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
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 104th out of 190 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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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.