Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Tanzania

Tanzania: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 6.67 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
6.67
Change on year
up 33.3%
World rank
188th
of 191 countries
All-time high
26.67
in 2005
All-time low
5
in 2017
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Tanzania, 2005–2019

5101520252005201220192005: 26.72006: 26.72007: 252008: 252009: 252010: 252011: 252012: 252013: 252014: 23.32015: 23.32016: 16.72017: 52018: 52019: 6.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Tanzania is 6.67, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 33.3% on the previous year and down 73.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Tanzania peaked at 26.67 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2017.

Tanzania ranks 188th of 191 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 per year (number per year) - Score in Tanzania, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Tanzania, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 26.67 —
2006 26.67 +0.0%
2007 25 -6.3%
2008 25 +0.0%
2009 25 +0.0%
2010 25 +0.0%
2011 25 +0.0%
2012 25 +0.0%
2013 25 +0.0%
2014 23.33 -6.7%
2015 23.33 +0.0%
2016 16.67 -28.6%
2017 5 -70.0%
2018 5 +0.0%
2019 6.67 +33.3%

Tanzania compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania's 6.67 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50, 13% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania's 6.67 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.67, 14% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.67 25 26.67 5
2010s 18 5 25 10

Countries ranked near Tanzania

  1. 186 Central African Republic 11.67 compare
  2. 187 Antigua and Barbuda 10 compare
  3. 188 Honduras 6.67 compare
  4. 190 Somalia 0
  5. 190 Venezuela 0

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Tanzania?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Tanzania was 6.67 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Tanzania?
The highest recorded value was 26.67 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Tanzania?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2017.
How does Tanzania rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Tanzania ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Tanzania?
Over the last ten years it is down 73.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tanzania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for tax payments benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.