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

Benin: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 66.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
66.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
148th
of 191 countries
All-time high
67.0%
in 2013
All-time low
39.9%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 39.92006: 39.92007: 39.92008: 39.92009: 47.52010: 57.62011: 57.62012: 57.62013: 672014: 672015: 66.92016: 66.92017: 66.92018: 66.92019: 66.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Benin is 66.9%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 40.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Benin peaked at 67.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 39.9%, in 2005.

Benin ranks 148th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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 Benin, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Benin, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 39.9%
2006 39.9% +0.0%
2007 39.9% +0.0%
2008 39.9% +0.0%
2009 47.5% +19.2%
2010 57.6% +21.2%
2011 57.6% +0.0%
2012 57.6% +0.0%
2013 67.0% +16.3%
2014 67.0% +0.0%
2015 66.9% -0.0%
2016 66.9% +0.0%
2017 66.9% +0.0%
2018 66.9% +0.0%
2019 66.9% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 41.4% 39.9% 47.5% 5
2010s 64.1% 57.6% 67.0% 10

Countries ranked near Benin

  1. 145 Gambia 67.8% compare
  2. 146 Dominican Republic 67.1% compare
  3. 147 Germany 67.1% compare
  4. 149 Sweden 66.7% compare
  5. 150 Angola 66.6% compare
  6. 151 India 65.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Benin?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Benin was 66.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Benin?
The highest recorded value was 67.0% in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Benin?
The lowest recorded value was 39.9% in 2005.
How does Benin rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Benin ranks 148th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Benin?
Over the last ten years it is up 40.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Benin 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.