Paying taxes: Profit tax in Tonga
Tonga: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 21.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Tonga, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: profit tax in Tonga stood at 21.2%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Tonga peaked at 26.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 21.2%, in 2013.
That places Tonga 55th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 26.4% | — |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 21.6% | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 22.5% | +4.2% |
| 2011 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 21.2% | -5.8% |
| 2014 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 21.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 21.6% | 26.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 21.6% | 21.2% | 22.5% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: profit tax in Tonga?
- Paying taxes: profit tax in Tonga was 21.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 26.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.2% in 2013.
- How does Tonga rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
- Tonga ranks 55th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Tonga 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.