Paying taxes: Profit tax in Cameroon
Cameroon: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 38.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Cameroon, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: profit tax in Cameroon is 38.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Cameroon peaked at 38.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2008.
Cameroon ranks 3rd of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Cameroon, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.9% | — |
| 2006 | 27.8% | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 30.0% | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 30.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | +29.7% |
| 2017 | 38.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 38.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 38.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.2% | 27.4% | 30.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.6% | 30.0% | 38.9% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Cameroon
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4076 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.199 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 4.56 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 17.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 23.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: profit tax in Cameroon?
- Paying taxes: profit tax in Cameroon was 38.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Cameroon?
- The highest recorded value was 38.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Cameroon?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2008.
- How does Cameroon rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
- Cameroon ranks 3rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Cameroon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cameroon 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.