Paying taxes: Payments in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Paying taxes: Payments was 34 number per year in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Payments in Sierra Leone, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: payments in Sierra Leone stood at 34 number per year. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Sierra Leone peaked at 34 number per year in 2015 and was at its lowest, 29 number per year, in 2005.
That places Sierra Leone 49th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Payments in Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | number per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29 number per year | — |
| 2006 | 29 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 29 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 29 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 29 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33 number per year | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 33 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34 number per year | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 34 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34 number per year | +0.0% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 34 number per year is below the median for low income countries, which is 35 number per year, 97% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 34 number per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35 number per year, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29 number per year | 29 number per year | 29 number per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.1 number per year | 29 number per year | 34 number per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: payments in Sierra Leone?
- Paying taxes: payments in Sierra Leone was 34 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 34 number per year in 2015.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 number per year in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for paying taxes: payments?
- Sierra Leone ranks 49th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.