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

Kazakhstan: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 96.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
96.8%
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
41st
of 191 countries
All-time high
96.8%
in 2019
All-time low
72.9%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 72.92006: 72.92007: 77.52008: 77.32009: 85.82010: 94.92011: 95.92012: 95.92013: 96.12014: 962015: 95.72016: 95.72017: 95.62018: 95.52019: 96.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Kazakhstan is 96.8%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Kazakhstan peaked at 96.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 72.9%, in 2005.

That places Kazakhstan 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 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 Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Kazakhstan, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 72.9%
2006 72.9% +0.0%
2007 77.5% +6.3%
2008 77.3% -0.2%
2009 85.8% +11.0%
2010 94.9% +10.5%
2011 95.9% +1.1%
2012 95.9% -0.0%
2013 96.1% +0.1%
2014 96.0% -0.0%
2015 95.7% -0.4%
2016 95.7% -0.0%
2017 95.6% -0.0%
2018 95.5% -0.2%
2019 96.8% +1.4%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 96.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 96.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.1%, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.3% 72.9% 85.8% 5
2010s 95.8% 94.9% 96.8% 10

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 38 Tonga 98.0% compare
  2. 39 Suriname 97.5% compare
  3. 40 Bulgaria 97.0% compare
  4. 42 Jordan 96.6% compare
  5. 43 Switzerland 96.3% compare
  6. 44 Kyrgyzstan 96.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Kazakhstan?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Kazakhstan was 96.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 96.8% in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 72.9% in 2005.
How does Kazakhstan rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Kazakhstan ranks 41st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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.