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

Lebanon: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 91.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
91.4%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
63rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
94.6%
in 2013
All-time low
86.9%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 86.92006: 86.92007: 86.92008: 93.82009: 93.82010: 93.82011: 93.82012: 93.82013: 94.62014: 94.12015: 94.12016: 94.12017: 94.12018: 932019: 91.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Lebanon recorded 91.4% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019.

The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Lebanon peaked at 94.6% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 86.9%, in 2005.

That places Lebanon 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Lebanon, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Lebanon, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 86.9%
2006 86.9% +0.0%
2007 86.9% +0.0%
2008 93.8% +7.9%
2009 93.8% +0.0%
2010 93.8% +0.0%
2011 93.8% +0.0%
2012 93.8% +0.0%
2013 94.6% +0.9%
2014 94.1% -0.5%
2015 94.1% +0.0%
2016 94.1% +0.0%
2017 94.1% +0.0%
2018 93.0% -1.2%
2019 91.4% -1.6%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 91.4% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.3%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 91.4% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.4%, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 89.6% 86.9% 93.8% 5
2010s 93.7% 91.4% 94.6% 10

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 60 Iceland 91.9% compare
  2. 61 Solomon Islands 91.7% compare
  3. 62 Fiji 91.6% compare
  4. 64 Libya 91.0% compare
  5. 65 Dominica 90.9% compare
  6. 66 Kiribati 90.7% 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 Lebanon?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Lebanon was 91.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 94.6% in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 86.9% in 2005.
How does Lebanon rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Lebanon ranks 63rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lebanon 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
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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.