Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Palau
Palau: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 19.2% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Palau, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Palau stood at 19.2%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 8.0% on the previous year and down 29.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Palau peaked at 27.4% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 19.2%, in 2019.
Palau ranks 185th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Palau, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.4% | — |
| 2006 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.1% | -19.3% |
| 2013 | 22.5% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 21.7% | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 21.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 21.5% | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 20.9% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 19.2% | -8.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 19.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.5%, 23% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Palau's 19.2% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.7%, 21% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.4% | 27.4% | 27.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 19.2% | 27.4% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Palau
- 182 Afghanistan 29.5% compare
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- 186 Equatorial Guinea 13.2% compare
- 187 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 1.5% compare
- 188 Eritrea 1.3% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Palau?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Palau was 19.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 27.4% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.2% in 2019.
- How does Palau rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
- Palau ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is down 29.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Palau 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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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.