Paying taxes: Profit tax in Benin
Benin: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 11.9% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Benin, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: profit tax in Benin stood at 11.9%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Benin peaked at 21.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 11.9%, in 2013.
Benin ranks 123rd 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: Profit tax in Benin, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.4% | — |
| 2006 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.9% | -21.0% |
| 2010 | 15.2% | -10.1% |
| 2011 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.9% | -21.7% |
| 2014 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.5% | 16.9% | 21.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 12.9% | 11.9% | 15.2% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Benin
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1979 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.67 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1562 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.03 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6635 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.5244 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.8505 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: profit tax in Benin?
- Paying taxes: profit tax in Benin was 11.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Benin?
- The highest recorded value was 21.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Benin?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.9% in 2013.
- How does Benin rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
- Benin ranks 123rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Benin?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Benin data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The profit tax measures the amount of income taxes borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t.