Paying taxes: Profit tax in Palestine, State of

Palestine, State of: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 15.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
15.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
101st
of 190 countries
All-time high
22.0%
in 2005
All-time low
15.0%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Profit tax in Palestine, State of, 2005–2019

051015202005201220192005: 22 % of profits2006: 17.6 % of profits2007: 16.5 % of profits2008: 16.2 % of profits2009: 16.2 % of profits2010: 16.2 % of profits2011: 16.2 % of profits2012: 16.2 % of profits2013: 16.2 % of profits2014: 15 % of profits2015: 15 % of profits2016: 15 % of profits2017: 15 % of profits2018: 15 % of profits2019: 15 % of profits

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.

Analysis

Palestine, State of recorded 15.0% for paying taxes: profit tax in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Palestine, State of peaked at 22.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15.0%, in 2014.

Palestine, State of ranks 101st of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Palestine, State of, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Profit tax (% of profits) in Palestine, State of, 2005 to 2019.
Year % of profits Change
2005 22.0%
2006 17.6% -20.0%
2007 16.5% -6.3%
2008 16.2% -1.8%
2009 16.2% +0.0%
2010 16.2% +0.0%
2011 16.2% +0.0%
2012 16.2% +0.0%
2013 16.2% +0.0%
2014 15.0% -7.4%
2015 15.0% +0.0%
2016 15.0% +0.0%
2017 15.0% +0.0%
2018 15.0% +0.0%
2019 15.0% +0.0%

Palestine, State of compared with similar countries

  • Palestine, State of's 15.0% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 17.3%, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Palestine, State of's 15.0% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 14.4%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 17.7% 16.2% 22.0% 5
2010s 15.5% 15.0% 16.2% 10

Countries ranked near Palestine, State of

  1. 99 Romania 15.6% compare
  2. 100 Guinea-Bissau 15.1% compare
  3. 101 Iraq 15.0% compare
  4. 101 Nepal 15.0% compare
  5. 104 Chinese Taipei 14.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: profit tax in Palestine, State of?
Paying taxes: profit tax in Palestine, State of was 15.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Palestine, State of?
The highest recorded value was 22.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Palestine, State of?
The lowest recorded value was 15.0% in 2014.
How does Palestine, State of rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
Palestine, State of ranks 101st out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Palestine, State of?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Palestine, State of 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.