Paying taxes: Payments in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Paying taxes: Payments was 46 number per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
46 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
17th
of 189 countries
All-time high
46 number per year
in 2010
All-time low
42 number per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2019

010203040502005201220192005: 42 number per year2006: 42 number per year2007: 42 number per year2008: 42 number per year2009: 43 number per year2010: 46 number per year2011: 46 number per year2012: 46 number per year2013: 46 number per year2014: 46 number per year2015: 46 number per year2016: 46 number per year2017: 46 number per year2018: 46 number per year2019: 46 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

Sao Tome and Principe recorded 46 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 46 number per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 42 number per year, in 2005.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 17th out of 189 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 42.2 number per year 42 number per year 43 number per year 5
2010s 46 number per year 46 number per year 46 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 15 Nigeria 48 number per year compare
  2. 16 Haiti 47 number per year compare
  3. 17 Equatorial Guinea 46 number per year compare
  4. 17 Guinea-Bissau 46 number per year compare
  5. 17 Nepal 46 number per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Sao Tome and Principe?
Paying taxes: payments in Sao Tome and Principe was 46 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 46 number per year in 2010.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 42 number per year in 2005.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for paying taxes: payments?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 17th out of 189 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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.