Paying taxes: Profit tax in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 23.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
23.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
38th
of 190 countries
All-time high
23.2%
in 2013
All-time low
22.0%
in 2009
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Papua New Guinea, 2005–2019

05101520252005201220192005: 22.3 % of profits2006: 22.3 % of profits2007: 22.3 % of profits2008: 22.3 % of profits2009: 22 % of profits2010: 22 % of profits2011: 22 % of profits2012: 22 % of profits2013: 23.2 % of profits2014: 23.2 % of profits2015: 23.2 % of profits2016: 23.2 % of profits2017: 23.2 % of profits2018: 23.2 % of profits2019: 23.2 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: profit tax in Papua New Guinea is 23.2%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Papua New Guinea peaked at 23.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 22.0%, in 2009.

Papua New Guinea ranks 38th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits) in Papua New Guinea, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 22.3%
2006 22.3% +0.0%
2007 22.3% +0.0%
2008 22.3% +0.0%
2009 22.0% -1.3%
2010 22.0% +0.0%
2011 22.0% +0.0%
2012 22.0% +0.0%
2013 23.2% +5.5%
2014 23.2% +0.0%
2015 23.2% +0.0%
2016 23.2% +0.0%
2017 23.2% +0.0%
2018 23.2% +0.0%
2019 23.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 22.2% 22.0% 22.3% 5
2010s 22.8% 22.0% 23.2% 10

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 35 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 23.6% compare
  2. 35 Uruguay 23.6% compare
  3. 37 Solomon Islands 23.3% compare
  4. 38 Germany 23.2% compare
  5. 40 Greece 23.0% compare
  6. 40 Syrian Arab Republic 23.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: profit tax in Papua New Guinea?
Paying taxes: profit tax in Papua New Guinea was 23.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 23.2% in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 22.0% in 2009.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
Papua New Guinea ranks 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New 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.