Paying taxes: Payments in Tanzania

Tanzania: Paying taxes: Payments was 59 number per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
59 number per year
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
2nd
of 187 countries
All-time high
60 number per year
in 2017
All-time low
47 number per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Tanzania, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 47 number per year2006: 47 number per year2007: 48 number per year2008: 48 number per year2009: 48 number per year2010: 48 number per year2011: 48 number per year2012: 48 number per year2013: 48 number per year2014: 49 number per year2015: 49 number per year2016: 53 number per year2017: 60 number per year2018: 60 number per year2019: 59 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

Tanzania recorded 59 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and up 22.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Tanzania peaked at 60 number per year in 2017 and was at its lowest, 47 number per year, in 2005.

That places Tanzania 2nd out of 187 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 47.6 number per year 47 number per year 48 number per year 5
2010s 52.2 number per year 48 number per year 60 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 1 Venezuela 99 number per year compare
  2. 2 Honduras 59 number per year compare
  3. 4 Antigua and Barbuda 57 number per year compare
  4. 5 Central African Republic 56 number per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Tanzania?
Paying taxes: payments in Tanzania was 59 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 60 number per year in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 47 number per year in 2005.
How does Tanzania rank for paying taxes: payments?
Tanzania ranks 2nd out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Tanzania 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
Last refreshed

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.