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

Mozambique: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 86.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
86.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 191 countries
All-time high
86.0%
in 2015
All-time low
84.6%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 84.62006: 84.62007: 84.62008: 84.62009: 84.62010: 84.62011: 84.62012: 84.62013: 85.92014: 85.92015: 862016: 862017: 862018: 862019: 86

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Mozambique is 86.0%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Mozambique peaked at 86.0% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 84.6%, in 2005.

Mozambique ranks 85th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Mozambique, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 84.6%
2006 84.6% +0.0%
2007 84.6% +0.0%
2008 84.6% +0.0%
2009 84.6% +0.0%
2010 84.6% +0.0%
2011 84.6% +0.0%
2012 84.6% +0.0%
2013 85.9% +1.5%
2014 85.9% +0.0%
2015 86.0% +0.1%
2016 86.0% +0.0%
2017 86.0% +0.0%
2018 86.0% +0.0%
2019 86.0% +0.0%

Mozambique compared with similar countries

  • Mozambique's 86.0% is above the median for low income countries, which is 74.3%, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Mozambique's 86.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.9%, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.6% 84.6% 84.6% 5
2010s 85.6% 84.6% 86.0% 10

Countries ranked near Mozambique

  1. 82 Bhutan 87.1% compare
  2. 83 Barbados 86.6% compare
  3. 84 Eswatini 86.4% compare
  4. 86 Norway 85.8% compare
  5. 87 San Marino 85.8% compare
  6. 88 El Salvador 85.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Mozambique?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Mozambique was 86.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Mozambique?
The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Mozambique?
The lowest recorded value was 84.6% in 2005.
How does Mozambique rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Mozambique ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Mozambique?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mozambique 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.