Paying taxes: Profit tax in Eswatini

Eswatini: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 25.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
25.2%
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
29th
of 190 countries
All-time high
28.1%
in 2005
All-time low
25.2%
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Eswatini, 2005–2019

01020302005201220192005: 28.1 % of profits2006: 28.1 % of profits2007: 28.1 % of profits2008: 28.1 % of profits2009: 28.1 % of profits2010: 28.1 % of profits2011: 27.7 % of profits2012: 28.1 % of profits2013: 28.1 % of profits2014: 28 % of profits2015: 25.6 % of profits2016: 25.5 % of profits2017: 25.4 % of profits2018: 25.3 % of profits2019: 25.2 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 25.2% for paying taxes: profit tax in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Eswatini peaked at 28.1% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 25.2%, in 2019.

That places Eswatini 29th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Eswatini, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits) in Eswatini, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 28.1%
2006 28.1% +0.0%
2007 28.1% +0.0%
2008 28.1% +0.0%
2009 28.1% +0.0%
2010 28.1% +0.0%
2011 27.7% -1.4%
2012 28.1% +1.4%
2013 28.1% +0.0%
2014 28.0% -0.4%
2015 25.6% -8.6%
2016 25.5% -0.4%
2017 25.4% -0.4%
2018 25.3% -0.4%
2019 25.2% -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.1% 28.1% 28.1% 5
2010s 26.7% 25.2% 28.1% 10

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 27 Rwanda 25.7% compare
  2. 28 Antigua and Barbuda 25.5% compare
  3. 30 Belize 24.7% compare
  4. 31 Ethiopia 24.6% compare
  5. 32 Gambia 24.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: profit tax in Eswatini?
Paying taxes: profit tax in Eswatini was 25.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 28.1% in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 25.2% in 2019.
How does Eswatini rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
Eswatini ranks 29th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Eswatini 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.