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

Nigeria: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 87.8% in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
87.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 191 countries
All-time high
93.0%
in 2005
All-time low
87.7%
in 2016
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 932006: 91.82007: 91.82008: 91.82009: 91.82010: 91.82011: 91.22012: 90.72013: 90.42014: 90.42015: 892016: 87.72017: 87.82018: 87.82019: 87.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Nigeria recorded 87.8% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019.

The figure is down 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Nigeria peaked at 93.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 87.7%, in 2016.

That places Nigeria 78th 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 Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Nigeria, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 93.0%
2006 91.8% -1.4%
2007 91.8% +0.0%
2008 91.8% +0.0%
2009 91.8% +0.0%
2010 91.8% +0.0%
2011 91.2% -0.6%
2012 90.7% -0.6%
2013 90.4% -0.4%
2014 90.4% +0.0%
2015 89.0% -1.5%
2016 87.7% -1.5%
2017 87.8% +0.1%
2018 87.8% +0.0%
2019 87.8% +0.0%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 87.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.3%, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 87.8% 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 92.0% 91.8% 93.0% 5
2010s 89.4% 87.7% 91.8% 10

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 75 Malawi 88.2% compare
  2. 76 New Zealand 88.0% compare
  3. 77 Saint Lucia 87.9% compare
  4. 79 Paraguay 87.5% compare
  5. 80 Jamaica 87.3% compare
  6. 81 Guatemala 87.3% 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 Nigeria?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Nigeria was 87.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 93.0% in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 87.7% in 2016.
How does Nigeria rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Nigeria ranks 78th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nigeria 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
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.