Paying taxes: Payments in Zambia
Zambia: Paying taxes: Payments was 11 number per year in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Payments in Zambia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments in Zambia is 11 number per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 71.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Zambia peaked at 38 number per year in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11 number per year, in 2017.
Zambia ranks 117th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Payments in Zambia, year by year
| Year | number per year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 38 number per year | — |
| 2006 | 38 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 38 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 37 number per year | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 26 number per year | -29.7% |
| 2016 | 26 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11 number per year | -57.7% |
| 2018 | 11 number per year | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11 number per year | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 11 number per year is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 33 number per year, 33% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 11 number per year is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 35 number per year, 31% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38 number per year | 38 number per year | 38 number per year | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.4 number per year | 11 number per year | 38 number per year | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: payments in Zambia?
- Paying taxes: payments in Zambia was 11 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 38 number per year in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11 number per year in 2017.
- How does Zambia rank for paying taxes: payments?
- Zambia ranks 117th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 71.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.