Paying taxes: Profit tax in Timor-Leste
Timor-Leste: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 10.5% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Timor-Leste, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: profit tax in Timor-Leste stood at 10.5%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 6.2% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Timor-Leste peaked at 32.7% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2019.
Timor-Leste ranks 131st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Timor-Leste, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 30.8% | — |
| 2006 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32.7% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 11.2% | -65.7% |
| 2010 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.5% | -6.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.3% | 11.2% | 32.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.5% | 11.2% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Timor-Leste
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1475 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 171.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 17.28 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4255 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0096 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6476 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: profit tax in Timor-Leste?
- Paying taxes: profit tax in Timor-Leste was 10.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2008.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Timor-Leste?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2019.
- How does Timor-Leste rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
- Timor-Leste ranks 131st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Timor-Leste?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Timor-Leste 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.