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

Liberia: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 71.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
71.1%
Change on year
down 1.5%
World rank
136th
of 191 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2012
All-time low
68.9%
in 2015
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Liberia, 2006–2019

0204060801002006201220192006: 76.72007: 77.12008: 76.72009: 76.72010: 76.72011: 76.72012: 1002013: 98.92014: 92.52015: 68.92016: 72.22017: 72.22018: 72.22019: 71.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 71.1% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 7.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Liberia peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 68.9%, in 2015.

Liberia ranks 136th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 14 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Liberia, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 76.7%
2007 77.1% +0.5%
2008 76.7% -0.5%
2009 76.7% +0.0%
2010 76.7% +0.0%
2011 76.7% +0.0%
2012 100.0% +30.4%
2013 98.9% -1.1%
2014 92.5% -6.5%
2015 68.9% -25.6%
2016 72.2% +4.8%
2017 72.2% +0.0%
2018 72.2% +0.0%
2019 71.1% -1.5%

Liberia compared with similar countries

  • Liberia's 71.1% is below the median for low income countries, which is 74.3%, 96% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Liberia's 71.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.9%, 96% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Liberia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2012 +30.4% 76.7% 100.0%
2015 -25.6% 92.5% 68.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.8% 76.7% 77.1% 4
2010s 80.1% 68.9% 100.0% 10

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 133 Morocco 71.7% compare
  2. 134 Czechia 71.2% compare
  3. 135 Russian Federation 71.1% compare
  4. 137 Japan 70.3% compare
  5. 138 Spain 69.9% compare
  6. 139 Gabon 69.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Liberia?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Liberia was 71.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 68.9% in 2015.
How does Liberia rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Liberia ranks 136th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Liberia 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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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.