Paying taxes: Profit tax in Myanmar

Myanmar: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 26.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
26.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
21st
of 190 countries
All-time high
33.5%
in 2012
All-time low
26.8%
in 2017
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Myanmar, 2012–2019

01020302012201520192012: 33.5 % of profits2013: 29.4 % of profits2014: 28 % of profits2015: 26.9 % of profits2016: 26.9 % of profits2017: 26.8 % of profits2018: 26.8 % of profits2019: 26.8 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: profit tax in Myanmar stood at 26.8%. That is the lowest value across all 8 years on record.

That represents a change of down 20.0% over ten years.

Myanmar ranks 21st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Myanmar, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits) in Myanmar, 2012 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2012 33.5%
2013 29.4% -12.2%
2014 28.0% -4.8%
2015 26.9% -3.9%
2016 26.9% +0.0%
2017 26.8% -0.4%
2018 26.8% +0.0%
2019 26.8% +0.0%

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: profit tax in Myanmar?
Paying taxes: profit tax in Myanmar was 26.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 33.5% in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 26.8% in 2017.
How does Myanmar rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
Myanmar ranks 21st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Myanmar 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
Last refreshed

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.