Paying taxes: Payments in Vietnam

Vietnam: Paying taxes: Payments was 6 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6 number per year
Change on year
down 40.0%
World rank
176th
of 190 countries
All-time high
45 number per year
in 2013
All-time low
6 number per year
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Vietnam, 2005–2019

10203040502005201220192005: 32 number per year2006: 32 number per year2007: 32 number per year2008: 32 number per year2009: 44 number per year2010: 44 number per year2011: 44 number per year2012: 44 number per year2013: 45 number per year2014: 45 number per year2015: 43 number per year2016: 31 number per year2017: 14 number per year2018: 10 number per year2019: 6 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

Vietnam recorded 6 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 40.0% on the previous year and down 86.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Vietnam peaked at 45 number per year in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6 number per year, in 2019.

Vietnam ranks 176th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Paying taxes: Payments in Vietnam, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Vietnam, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 32 number per year —
2006 32 number per year +0.0%
2007 32 number per year +0.0%
2008 32 number per year +0.0%
2009 44 number per year +37.5%
2010 44 number per year +0.0%
2011 44 number per year +0.0%
2012 44 number per year +0.0%
2013 45 number per year +2.3%
2014 45 number per year +0.0%
2015 43 number per year -4.4%
2016 31 number per year -27.9%
2017 14 number per year -54.8%
2018 10 number per year -28.6%
2019 6 number per year -40.0%

Vietnam compared with similar countries

  • Vietnam's 6 number per year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 15 number per year, 40% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Vietnam's 6 number per year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.5 number per year, 32% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Paying taxes: Payments in Vietnam changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2017 -54.8% 31 number per year 14 number per year
2019 -40.0% 10 number per year 6 number per year
2009 +37.5% 32 number per year 44 number per year
2018 -28.6% 14 number per year 10 number per year
2016 -27.9% 43 number per year 31 number per year

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 34.4 number per year 32 number per year 44 number per year 5
2010s 32.6 number per year 6 number per year 45 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Vietnam

  1. 176 Mexico 6 number per year compare
  2. 176 Israel 6 number per year compare
  3. 176 Morocco 6 number per year compare
  4. 176 Sweden 6 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Vietnam?
Paying taxes: payments in Vietnam was 6 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Vietnam?
The highest recorded value was 45 number per year in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Vietnam?
The lowest recorded value was 6 number per year in 2019.
How does Vietnam rank for paying taxes: payments?
Vietnam ranks 176th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Vietnam?
Over the last ten years it is down 86.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Vietnam 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.