Paying taxes: Payments in United States

United States: Paying taxes: Payments was 10.6 number per year in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
10.6 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
125th
of 187 countries
All-time high
11 number per year
in 2010
All-time low
10 number per year
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in United States, 2005–2019

02.557.5102005201220192005: 10 number per year2006: 10 number per year2007: 10 number per year2008: 10 number per year2009: 10 number per year2010: 11 number per year2011: 11 number per year2012: 11 number per year2013: 10.6 number per year2014: 10.6 number per year2015: 10.6 number per year2016: 10.6 number per year2017: 10.6 number per year2018: 10.6 number per year2019: 10.6 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

United States recorded 10.6 number per year for paying taxes: payments in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in United States peaked at 11 number per year in 2010 and was at its lowest, 10 number per year, in 2005.

United States ranks 125th of 187 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 10 number per year 10 number per year 10 number per year 5
2010s 10.72 number per year 10.6 number per year 11 number per year 10

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 124 India 10.94 number per year compare
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  3. 126 Costa Rica 10 number per year compare
  4. 126 Denmark 10 number per year compare
  5. 126 Kazakhstan 10 number per year compare
  6. 126 Lithuania 10 number per year compare
  7. 126 Moldova 10 number per year compare
  8. 126 Slovenia 10 number per year compare
  9. 126 Turkey 10 number per year compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in United States?
Paying taxes: payments in United States was 10.6 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 11 number per year in 2010.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 10 number per year in 2005.
How does United States rank for paying taxes: payments?
United States ranks 125th out of 187 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States 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
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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.