Paying taxes: Profit tax in Zambia
Zambia: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 2.0% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Zambia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: profit tax in Zambia stood at 2.0%.
The figure is down 13.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Zambia peaked at 2.4% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.6%, in 2010.
That places Zambia 172nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2.2% | — |
| 2006 | 2.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.3% | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.6% | -30.4% |
| 2011 | 1.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.2% | +37.5% |
| 2013 | 2.4% | +9.1% |
| 2014 | 2.0% | -16.7% |
| 2015 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 2.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 5 |
| 2010s | 2.0% | 1.6% | 2.4% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3261 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.5273 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.2981 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 483.32 2010 = 100 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: profit tax in Zambia?
- Paying taxes: profit tax in Zambia was 2.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.4% in 2013.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6% in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
- Zambia ranks 172nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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.