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

Guatemala: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 87.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
87.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
81st
of 191 countries
All-time high
87.3%
in 2016
All-time low
78.7%
in 2007
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 78.72006: 78.72007: 78.72008: 78.92009: 78.92010: 78.92011: 78.92012: 78.92013: 78.92014: 80.52015: 83.92016: 87.32017: 87.32018: 87.32019: 87.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Guatemala recorded 87.3% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Guatemala peaked at 87.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 78.7%, in 2007.

Guatemala ranks 81st 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 Guatemala, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Guatemala, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 78.7%
2006 78.7% +0.0%
2007 78.7% -0.0%
2008 78.9% +0.3%
2009 78.9% +0.0%
2010 78.9% +0.0%
2011 78.9% +0.0%
2012 78.9% +0.0%
2013 78.9% +0.0%
2014 80.5% +2.0%
2015 83.9% +4.3%
2016 87.3% +4.0%
2017 87.3% +0.0%
2018 87.3% +0.0%
2019 87.3% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78.8% 78.7% 78.9% 5
2010s 82.9% 78.9% 87.3% 10

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 78 Nigeria 87.8% compare
  2. 79 Paraguay 87.5% compare
  3. 80 Jamaica 87.3% compare
  4. 82 Bhutan 87.1% compare
  5. 83 Barbados 86.6% compare
  6. 84 Eswatini 86.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Guatemala?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Guatemala was 87.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2016.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 78.7% in 2007.
How does Guatemala rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Guatemala ranks 81st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala 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.