Paying taxes: Profit tax in Nicaragua

Nicaragua: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 17.3% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
17.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
87th
of 190 countries
All-time high
25.0%
in 2010
All-time low
17.3%
in 2018
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Nicaragua, 2005–2019

05101520252005201220192005: 23.7 % of profits2006: 23.7 % of profits2007: 23.7 % of profits2008: 23.5 % of profits2009: 23.5 % of profits2010: 25 % of profits2011: 23.1 % of profits2012: 21.5 % of profits2013: 21.5 % of profits2014: 18.3 % of profits2015: 18 % of profits2016: 17.6 % of profits2017: 17.5 % of profits2018: 17.3 % of profits2019: 17.3 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: profit tax in Nicaragua is 17.3%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 26.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Nicaragua peaked at 25.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.3%, in 2018.

Nicaragua ranks 87th 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 Nicaragua, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits) in Nicaragua, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 23.7%
2006 23.7% +0.0%
2007 23.7% +0.0%
2008 23.5% -0.8%
2009 23.5% +0.0%
2010 25.0% +6.4%
2011 23.1% -7.6%
2012 21.5% -6.9%
2013 21.5% +0.0%
2014 18.3% -14.9%
2015 18.0% -1.6%
2016 17.6% -2.2%
2017 17.5% -0.6%
2018 17.3% -1.1%
2019 17.3% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.6% 23.5% 23.7% 5
2010s 19.7% 17.3% 25.0% 10

Countries ranked near Nicaragua

  1. 84 Djibouti 17.7% compare
  2. 84 Tajikistan 17.7% compare
  3. 86 Zimbabwe 17.6% compare
  4. 88 Austria 17.1% compare
  5. 88 Denmark 17.1% compare
  6. 90 Namibia 16.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: profit tax in Nicaragua?
Paying taxes: profit tax in Nicaragua was 17.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Nicaragua?
The highest recorded value was 25.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Nicaragua?
The lowest recorded value was 17.3% in 2018.
How does Nicaragua rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
Nicaragua ranks 87th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Nicaragua?
Over the last ten years it is down 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nicaragua 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.