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

Papua New Guinea: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 84.5% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
84.5%
Change on year
up 4.0%
World rank
97th
of 191 countries
All-time high
84.5%
in 2019
All-time low
77.2%
in 2009
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 782006: 782007: 782008: 782009: 77.22010: 77.22011: 77.22012: 77.22013: 81.22014: 81.22015: 81.22016: 81.22017: 81.22018: 81.22019: 84.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 84.5% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.0% on the previous year and up 9.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Papua New Guinea peaked at 84.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.2%, in 2009.

That places Papua New Guinea 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Papua New Guinea, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 78.0%
2006 78.0% +0.0%
2007 78.0% +0.0%
2008 78.0% +0.0%
2009 77.2% -1.0%
2010 77.2% +0.0%
2011 77.2% +0.0%
2012 77.2% +0.0%
2013 81.2% +5.2%
2014 81.2% +0.0%
2015 81.2% +0.0%
2016 81.2% +0.0%
2017 81.2% +0.0%
2018 81.2% +0.0%
2019 84.5% +4.0%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 84.5% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.3%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 84.5% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.7%, 92% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.9% 77.2% 78.0% 5
2010s 80.4% 77.2% 84.5% 10

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 94 Peru 84.8% compare
  2. 95 Sao Tome and Principe 84.6% compare
  3. 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 84.6% compare
  4. 98 Panama 84.3% compare
  5. 99 Kenya 84.3% compare
  6. 100 Cape Verde 84.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Papua New Guinea?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Papua New Guinea was 84.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 84.5% in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 77.2% in 2009.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Papua New Guinea ranks 97th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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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.