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

Malta: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 74.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
74.4%
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
126th
of 191 countries
All-time high
78.2%
in 2013
All-time low
74.4%
in 2019
Years of data
9
2011–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Malta, 2011–2019

0204060802011201520192011: 78.22012: 78.22013: 78.22014: 78.12015: 78.12016: 74.62017: 74.52018: 74.42019: 74.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Malta stood at 74.4%. That is the lowest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Malta peaked at 78.2% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 74.4%, in 2019.

That places Malta 126th 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 Malta, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Malta, 2011 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2011 78.2%
2012 78.2% +0.0%
2013 78.2% +0.0%
2014 78.1% -0.1%
2015 78.1% -0.0%
2016 74.6% -4.5%
2017 74.5% -0.2%
2018 74.4% -0.0%
2019 74.4% -0.1%

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 123 Antigua and Barbuda 75.9% compare
  2. 124 Philippines 75.8% compare
  3. 125 Tanzania, United Republic of 74.7% compare
  4. 127 Egypt 73.9% compare
  5. 128 Iran, Islamic Republic of 73.3% compare
  6. 129 Senegal 73.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Malta?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Malta was 74.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 78.2% in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 74.4% in 2019.
How does Malta rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Malta ranks 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Malta?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Malta 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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Indicator
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.