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

Panama: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 84.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
84.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
98th
of 191 countries
All-time high
84.7%
in 2013
All-time low
73.4%
in 2007
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 74.52006: 74.22007: 73.42008: 74.72009: 74.62010: 74.72011: 752012: 79.52013: 84.72014: 84.32015: 84.32016: 84.32017: 84.32018: 84.32019: 84.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Panama recorded 84.3% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019.

That represents a change of up 13.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Panama peaked at 84.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 73.4%, in 2007.

Panama ranks 98th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Panama, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 74.5%
2006 74.2% -0.4%
2007 73.4% -1.1%
2008 74.7% +1.8%
2009 74.6% -0.1%
2010 74.7% +0.1%
2011 75.0% +0.4%
2012 79.5% +6.0%
2013 84.7% +6.5%
2014 84.3% -0.4%
2015 84.3% +0.0%
2016 84.3% +0.0%
2017 84.3% +0.0%
2018 84.3% +0.0%
2019 84.3% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.3% 73.4% 74.7% 5
2010s 82.0% 74.7% 84.7% 10

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 95 Sao Tome and Principe 84.6% compare
  2. 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 84.6% compare
  3. 97 Papua New Guinea 84.5% compare
  4. 99 Kenya 84.3% compare
  5. 100 Cape Verde 84.0% compare
  6. 101 Viet Nam 83.7% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Panama?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Panama was 84.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 73.4% in 2007.
How does Panama rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Panama ranks 98th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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.