Paying taxes: Payments in South Africa
South Africa: Paying taxes: Payments was 7 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Payments in South Africa, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 7 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in South Africa peaked at 12 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 7 number per year, in 2013.
That places South Africa 162nd out of 187 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.6 number per year | 9 number per year | 12 number per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 7.4 number per year | 7 number per year | 9 number per year | 10 |
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More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: payments in South Africa?
- Paying taxes: payments in South Africa was 7 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 12 number per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7 number per year in 2013.
- How does South Africa rank for paying taxes: payments?
- South Africa ranks 162nd out of 187 groups with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Africa 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.