Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Bahamas

Bahamas: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 89.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
89.2%
Change on year
down 3.5%
World rank
71st
of 191 countries
All-time high
92.5%
in 2017
All-time low
67.6%
in 2013
Years of data
13
2007–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Bahamas, 2007–2019

0204060801002007201320192007: 762008: 762009: 762010: 762011: 73.62012: 73.52013: 67.62014: 78.62015: 89.32016: 89.32017: 92.52018: 92.42019: 89.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Bahamas is 89.2%, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 3.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Bahamas peaked at 92.5% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 67.6%, in 2013.

Bahamas ranks 71st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Bahamas, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Bahamas, 2007 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2007 76.0%
2008 76.0% +0.0%
2009 76.0% +0.0%
2010 76.0% +0.0%
2011 73.6% -3.2%
2012 73.5% -0.0%
2013 67.6% -8.1%
2014 78.6% +16.4%
2015 89.3% +13.6%
2016 89.3% -0.0%
2017 92.5% +3.6%
2018 92.4% -0.0%
2019 89.2% -3.5%

Bahamas compared with similar countries

  • Bahamas's 89.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.5%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Bahamas's 89.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.7%, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.0% 76.0% 76.0% 3
2010s 82.2% 67.6% 92.5% 10

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 68 Rwanda 90.0% compare
  2. 69 Bangladesh 89.8% compare
  3. 70 Uganda 89.3% compare
  4. 72 Pakistan 89.1% compare
  5. 73 Chile 88.9% compare
  6. 74 Ecuador 88.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Bahamas?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Bahamas was 89.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 92.5% in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 67.6% in 2013.
How does Bahamas rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Bahamas ranks 71st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahamas data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for total tax and contribution rate benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.