Paying taxes: Payments in United States
United States: Paying taxes: Payments was 10.6 number per year in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Payments in United States, 2005–2019
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 126th of 190 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.
Paying taxes: Payments in United States, year by year
| Year | number per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 10 number per year | — |
| 2006 | 10 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11 number per year | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 11 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10.6 number per year | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 10.6 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.6 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.6 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.6 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.6 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.6 number per year | +0.0% |
United States compared with similar countries
- United States's 10.6 number per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 10 number per year, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 125 India 10.94 number per year compare
- 127 Colombia 10 number per year compare
- 127 Costa Rica 10 number per year compare
- 127 Denmark 10 number per year compare
- 127 Kazakhstan 10 number per year compare
- 127 Kosovo 10 number per year compare
- 127 Lithuania 10 number per year compare
- 127 Moldova 10 number per year compare
- 127 Slovenia 10 number per year compare
- 127 Turkey 10 number per year compare
- 127 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 10 number per year compare
More reference data data for United States
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 19.34 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 24.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 119.42 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 64.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 52.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 133.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
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 126th out of 190 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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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.