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

Korea: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 90.1% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
90.1%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
67th
of 191 countries
All-time high
94.3%
in 2010
All-time low
85.0%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 852006: 912007: 92.32008: 89.12009: 91.32010: 94.32011: 88.72012: 88.92013: 89.82014: 90.12015: 90.12016: 90.12017: 90.22018: 90.22019: 90.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Korea stood at 90.1%.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Korea peaked at 94.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 85.0%, in 2005.

That places Korea 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Korea, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 85.0%
2006 91.0% +7.1%
2007 92.3% +1.4%
2008 89.1% -3.4%
2009 91.3% +2.4%
2010 94.3% +3.3%
2011 88.7% -5.9%
2012 88.9% +0.2%
2013 89.8% +1.0%
2014 90.1% +0.4%
2015 90.1% -0.0%
2016 90.1% +0.1%
2017 90.2% +0.1%
2018 90.2% -0.0%
2019 90.1% -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 89.7% 85.0% 92.3% 5
2010s 90.3% 88.7% 94.3% 10

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 64 Libya 91.0% compare
  2. 65 Dominica 90.9% compare
  3. 66 Kiribati 90.7% compare
  4. 68 Rwanda 90.0% compare
  5. 69 Bangladesh 89.8% compare
  6. 70 Uganda 89.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Korea?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Korea was 90.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 94.3% in 2010.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 85.0% in 2005.
How does Korea rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Korea ranks 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Korea 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.