Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 42.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Puerto Rico, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Puerto Rico is 42.1%, measured in 2019.
That represents a change of down 13.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Puerto Rico peaked at 66.0% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 37.5%, in 2015.
Puerto Rico ranks 174th 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 Puerto Rico, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 53.4% | — |
| 2006 | 53.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 53.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 48.4% | -9.3% |
| 2009 | 48.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.5% | -10.3% |
| 2011 | 44.2% | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 64.7% | +46.3% |
| 2013 | 66.0% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 39.3% | -40.5% |
| 2015 | 37.5% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 42.1% | +12.3% |
| 2017 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
Puerto Rico compared with similar countries
- Puerto Rico's 42.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.5%, 49% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Puerto Rico's 42.1% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.7%, 52% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Puerto Rico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | +46.3% | 44.2% | 64.7% |
| 2014 | -40.5% | 66.0% | 39.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.4% | 48.4% | 53.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 46.3% | 37.5% | 66.0% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.4659 °C (2026)
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2752 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.7164 °C (2026)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 974.66 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.7966 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.0793 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop 0.0077 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0011 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Puerto Rico?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Puerto Rico was 42.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The highest recorded value was 66.0% in 2013.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Puerto Rico?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.5% in 2015.
- How does Puerto Rico rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
- Puerto Rico ranks 174th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Puerto Rico 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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About this data
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.