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

Bangladesh: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 89.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
89.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
69th
of 191 countries
All-time high
89.8%
in 2017
All-time low
79.1%
in 2007
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Bangladesh, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 822006: 822007: 79.12008: 80.52009: 82.12010: 82.12011: 82.12012: 82.12013: 86.92014: 86.92015: 88.32016: 88.32017: 89.82018: 89.82019: 89.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Bangladesh is 89.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Bangladesh peaked at 89.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 79.1%, in 2007.

Bangladesh ranks 69th of 191 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: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Bangladesh, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 82.0%
2006 82.0% +0.0%
2007 79.1% -3.5%
2008 80.5% +1.7%
2009 82.1% +1.9%
2010 82.1% +0.0%
2011 82.1% +0.0%
2012 82.1% +0.0%
2013 86.9% +5.9%
2014 86.9% +0.0%
2015 88.3% +1.7%
2016 88.3% +0.0%
2017 89.8% +1.7%
2018 89.8% +0.0%
2019 89.8% +0.0%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 89.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.3%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 89.8% is above the median for South Asia, which is 82.3%, 1.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.1% 79.1% 82.1% 5
2010s 86.6% 82.1% 89.8% 10

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 66 Kiribati 90.7% compare
  2. 67 Korea 90.1% compare
  3. 68 Rwanda 90.0% compare
  4. 70 Uganda 89.3% compare
  5. 71 Bahamas 89.2% compare
  6. 72 Pakistan 89.1% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Bangladesh?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Bangladesh was 89.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 89.8% in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 79.1% in 2007.
How does Bangladesh rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Bangladesh ranks 69th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh 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.