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

Colombia: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 29.9% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
29.9%
Change on year
up 4.8%
World rank
181st
of 191 countries
All-time high
29.9%
in 2019
All-time low
0.0%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

01020302005201220192005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 4.62009: 42010: 42011: 13.82012: 14.72013: 14.52014: 122015: 27.82016: 282017: 27.92018: 28.52019: 29.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Colombia is 29.9%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.8% on the previous year and up 649.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Colombia peaked at 29.9% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.

Colombia ranks 181st of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Colombia, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 0.0%
2006 0.0%
2007 0.0%
2008 4.6%
2009 4.0% -12.6%
2010 4.0% +0.0%
2011 13.8% +245.2%
2012 14.7% +7.0%
2013 14.5% -1.6%
2014 12.0% -16.9%
2015 27.8% +131.3%
2016 28.0% +0.4%
2017 27.9% -0.3%
2018 28.5% +2.2%
2019 29.9% +4.8%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 29.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 35% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 29.9% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.7%, 37% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.7% 0.0% 4.6% 5
2010s 20.1% 4.0% 29.9% 10

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 178 Mauritania 37.5% compare
  2. 179 Tajikistan 37.1% compare
  3. 180 Guinea 33.4% compare
  4. 182 Afghanistan 29.5% compare
  5. 183 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 25.9% compare
  6. 184 Central African Republic 25.8% 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 Colombia?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Colombia was 29.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 29.9% in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
How does Colombia rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Colombia ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 649.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia 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.