Paying taxes: Profit tax in Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 53.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
53.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
2nd
of 190 countries
All-time high
53.0%
in 2016
All-time low
20.7%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Equatorial Guinea, 2005–2019

02040602005201220192005: 20.7 % of profits2006: 20.7 % of profits2007: 20.7 % of profits2008: 20.7 % of profits2009: 20.7 % of profits2010: 20.7 % of profits2011: 20.7 % of profits2012: 20.7 % of profits2013: 20.7 % of profits2014: 20.7 % of profits2015: 20.7 % of profits2016: 53 % of profits2017: 53 % of profits2018: 53 % of profits2019: 53 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

Equatorial Guinea recorded 53.0% for paying taxes: profit tax in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 156.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Equatorial Guinea peaked at 53.0% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.7%, in 2005.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd 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 Equatorial Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits) in Equatorial Guinea, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 20.7%
2006 20.7% +0.0%
2007 20.7% +0.0%
2008 20.7% +0.0%
2009 20.7% +0.0%
2010 20.7% +0.0%
2011 20.7% +0.0%
2012 20.7% +0.0%
2013 20.7% +0.0%
2014 20.7% +0.0%
2015 20.7% +0.0%
2016 53.0% +156.0%
2017 53.0% +0.0%
2018 53.0% +0.0%
2019 53.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 20.7% 20.7% 20.7% 5
2010s 33.6% 20.7% 53.0% 10

Countries ranked near Equatorial Guinea

  1. 1 Palau 65.8% compare
  2. 3 Cameroon 38.9% compare
  3. 4 Liberia 35.4% compare
  4. 5 Bhutan 33.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: profit tax in Equatorial Guinea?
Paying taxes: profit tax in Equatorial Guinea was 53.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 53.0% in 2016.
What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Equatorial Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 20.7% in 2005.
How does Equatorial Guinea rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
Equatorial Guinea ranks 2nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Equatorial Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 156.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Equatorial Guinea 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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits)
Unit
% of profits
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 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.