Paying taxes: Profit tax in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 30.8% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Puerto Rico, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: profit tax in Puerto Rico is 30.8%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Puerto Rico peaked at 32.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 15.6%, in 2012.
That places Puerto Rico 9th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 29.9% | — |
| 2006 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.9% | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 27.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 28.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 28.3% | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | -44.9% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +103.1% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | -16.1% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | +13.7% |
| 2017 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.1% | 27.9% | 29.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 15.6% | 32.3% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
- 6 Malta 32.3% compare
- 7 Chad 31.3% compare
- 8 Bangladesh 31.1% compare
- 9 Mozambique 30.8% compare
- 11 Saint Kitts and Nevis 30.5% compare
- 12 Comoros 30.4% compare
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4659 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2752 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 974.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7966 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0011 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: profit tax in Puerto Rico?
- Paying taxes: profit tax in Puerto Rico was 30.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.6% in 2012.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
- Puerto Rico ranks 9th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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About this data
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.