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

Malawi: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 88.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
88.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
75th
of 191 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2010
All-time low
87.3%
in 2014
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 89.82006: 89.82007: 90.32008: 91.52009: 99.72010: 1002011: 962012: 91.22013: 89.72014: 87.32015: 88.22016: 88.22017: 88.22018: 88.22019: 88.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 88.2% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019.

That represents a change of down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Malawi peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 87.3%, in 2014.

That places Malawi 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Malawi, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 89.8%
2006 89.8% +0.0%
2007 90.3% +0.6%
2008 91.5% +1.3%
2009 99.7% +8.9%
2010 100.0% +0.3%
2011 96.0% -4.0%
2012 91.2% -5.1%
2013 89.7% -1.7%
2014 87.3% -2.7%
2015 88.2% +1.0%
2016 88.2% +0.0%
2017 88.2% +0.0%
2018 88.2% +0.0%
2019 88.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 92.2% 89.8% 99.7% 5
2010s 90.5% 87.3% 100.0% 10

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 72 Pakistan 89.1% compare
  2. 73 Chile 88.9% compare
  3. 74 Ecuador 88.4% compare
  4. 76 New Zealand 88.0% compare
  5. 77 Saint Lucia 87.9% compare
  6. 78 Nigeria 87.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Malawi?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Malawi was 88.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 87.3% in 2014.
How does Malawi rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Malawi ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malawi 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
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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.