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

Dominican Republic: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 67.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
67.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
146th
of 191 countries
All-time high
87.2%
in 2008
All-time low
67.1%
in 2018
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 86.82006: 86.32007: 812008: 87.22009: 82.52010: 80.12011: 78.52012: 75.32013: 75.22014: 75.22015: 75.22016: 76.82017: 67.22018: 67.12019: 67.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Dominican Republic is 67.1%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Dominican Republic peaked at 87.2% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 67.1%, in 2018.

That places Dominican Republic 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Dominican Republic, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 86.8%
2006 86.3% -0.5%
2007 81.0% -6.2%
2008 87.2% +7.7%
2009 82.5% -5.3%
2010 80.1% -3.0%
2011 78.5% -1.9%
2012 75.3% -4.2%
2013 75.2% -0.1%
2014 75.2% -0.0%
2015 75.2% +0.0%
2016 76.8% +2.2%
2017 67.2% -12.6%
2018 67.1% -0.0%
2019 67.1% +0.0%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 67.1% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 67.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.7%, 82% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.8% 81.0% 87.2% 5
2010s 73.8% 67.1% 80.1% 10

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 143 Estonia 68.7% compare
  2. 144 Togo 68.1% compare
  3. 145 Gambia 67.8% compare
  4. 147 Germany 67.1% compare
  5. 148 Benin 66.9% compare
  6. 149 Sweden 66.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Dominican Republic?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Dominican Republic was 67.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 87.2% in 2008.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 67.1% in 2018.
How does Dominican Republic rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Dominican Republic ranks 146th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is down 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Dominican Republic 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
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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.