Paying taxes: Profit tax in Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 23.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
23.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
37th
of 190 countries
All-time high
23.3%
in 2013
All-time low
14.6%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Solomon Islands, 2005–2019

05101520252005201220192005: 14.6 % of profits2006: 14.6 % of profits2007: 14.6 % of profits2008: 14.6 % of profits2009: 14.6 % of profits2010: 14.6 % of profits2011: 14.6 % of profits2012: 15 % of profits2013: 23.3 % of profits2014: 23.3 % of profits2015: 23.3 % of profits2016: 23.3 % of profits2017: 23.3 % of profits2018: 23.3 % of profits2019: 23.3 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: profit tax in Solomon Islands stood at 23.3%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 59.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Solomon Islands peaked at 23.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2005.

That places Solomon Islands 37th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Solomon Islands, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits) in Solomon Islands, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 14.6%
2006 14.6% +0.0%
2007 14.6% +0.0%
2008 14.6% +0.0%
2009 14.6% +0.0%
2010 14.6% +0.0%
2011 14.6% +0.0%
2012 15.0% +2.7%
2013 23.3% +55.3%
2014 23.3% +0.0%
2015 23.3% +0.0%
2016 23.3% +0.0%
2017 23.3% +0.0%
2018 23.3% +0.0%
2019 23.3% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.6% 14.6% 14.6% 5
2010s 20.7% 14.6% 23.3% 10

Countries ranked near Solomon Islands

  1. 34 Japan 23.9% compare
  2. 35 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 23.6% compare
  3. 35 Uruguay 23.6% compare
  4. 38 Germany 23.2% compare
  5. 38 Papua New Guinea 23.2% compare
  6. 40 Greece 23.0% compare
  7. 40 Syrian Arab Republic 23.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: profit tax in Solomon Islands?
Paying taxes: profit tax in Solomon Islands was 23.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Solomon Islands?
The highest recorded value was 23.3% in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Solomon Islands?
The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2005.
How does Solomon Islands rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
Solomon Islands ranks 37th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Solomon Islands?
Over the last ten years it is up 59.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Solomon Islands 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.