Paying taxes: Payments in Singapore
Singapore: Paying taxes: Payments was 5 number per year in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Payments in Singapore, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 5 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Singapore peaked at 6 number per year in 2009 and was at its lowest, 5 number per year, in 2005.
That places Singapore 181st out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Paying taxes: Payments in Singapore, year by year
| Year | number per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 5 number per year | — |
| 2006 | 5 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 5 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6 number per year | +20.0% |
| 2010 | 6 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 5 number per year | -16.7% |
| 2017 | 5 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 5 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 5 number per year | +0.0% |
Singapore compared with similar countries
- Singapore's 5 number per year is below the median for high income countries, which is 10 number per year, 50% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Singapore's 5 number per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.5 number per year, 27% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.2 number per year | 5 number per year | 6 number per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 5.6 number per year | 5 number per year | 6 number per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
More reference data data for Singapore
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.008 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0066 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0618 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0378 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0 (1992)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2567 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: payments in Singapore?
- Paying taxes: payments in Singapore was 5 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 6 number per year in 2009.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 5 number per year in 2005.
- How does Singapore rank for paying taxes: payments?
- Singapore ranks 181st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore 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.