Paying taxes: Profit tax in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Paying taxes: Profit tax was 17.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Zimbabwe, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profits.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: profit tax in Zimbabwe stood at 17.6%.
The figure is down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: profit tax in Zimbabwe peaked at 23.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 4.8%, in 2008.
Zimbabwe ranks 86th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Profit tax in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | % of profits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 16.3% | — |
| 2006 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.8% | -52.1% |
| 2008 | 4.8% | -38.5% |
| 2009 | 22.5% | +368.8% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | -15.3% |
| 2012 | 19.8% | -1.0% |
| 2013 | 19.6% | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 17.7% | -9.7% |
| 2015 | 17.6% | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.5% | 4.8% | 22.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 18.9% | 17.6% | 23.6% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.1903 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8086 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month -0.5886 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 60,892 (2025)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 1.68 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies -0.7408 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 11,077 2010 = 100 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: profit tax in Zimbabwe?
- Paying taxes: profit tax in Zimbabwe was 17.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 23.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: profit tax recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.8% in 2008.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for paying taxes: profit tax?
- Zimbabwe ranks 86th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: profit tax rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.