Paying taxes: Payments in East Timor

East Timor: Paying taxes: Payments was 18 number per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
18 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
99th
of 190 countries
All-time high
18 number per year
in 2012
All-time low
6 number per year
in 2009
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in East Timor, 2005–2019

57.51012.51517.52005201220192005: 15 number per year2006: 15 number per year2007: 15 number per year2008: 15 number per year2009: 6 number per year2010: 6 number per year2011: 6 number per year2012: 18 number per year2013: 18 number per year2014: 18 number per year2015: 18 number per year2016: 18 number per year2017: 18 number per year2018: 18 number per year2019: 18 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments in East Timor is 18 number per year, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 200.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in East Timor peaked at 18 number per year in 2012 and was at its lowest, 6 number per year, in 2009.

That places East Timor 99th 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 East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in East Timor, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 15 number per year —
2006 15 number per year +0.0%
2007 15 number per year +0.0%
2008 15 number per year +0.0%
2009 6 number per year -60.0%
2010 6 number per year +0.0%
2011 6 number per year +0.0%
2012 18 number per year +200.0%
2013 18 number per year +0.0%
2014 18 number per year +0.0%
2015 18 number per year +0.0%
2016 18 number per year +0.0%
2017 18 number per year +0.0%
2018 18 number per year +0.0%
2019 18 number per year +0.0%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 18 number per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33 number per year, 55% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 18 number per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.5 number per year, 97% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.2 number per year 6 number per year 15 number per year 5
2010s 15.6 number per year 6 number per year 18 number per year 10

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 99 Bhutan 18 number per year compare
  2. 99 Montenegro 18 number per year compare
  3. 99 San Marino 18 number per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in East Timor?
Paying taxes: payments in East Timor was 18 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 18 number per year in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 6 number per year in 2009.
How does East Timor rank for paying taxes: payments?
East Timor ranks 99th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 200.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor 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
190 places, 2,789 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.