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

Russian Federation: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 71.1% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
71.1%
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
135th
of 191 countries
All-time high
71.1%
in 2019
All-time low
49.4%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 49.42006: 63.52007: 63.42008: 67.92009: 67.92010: 70.62011: 70.12012: 58.92013: 67.32014: 66.92015: 69.82016: 69.32017: 69.12018: 712019: 71.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Russian Federation stood at 71.1%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Russian Federation peaked at 71.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 49.4%, in 2005.

That places Russian Federation 135th 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 Russian Federation, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Russian Federation, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 49.4%
2006 63.5% +28.5%
2007 63.4% -0.1%
2008 67.9% +7.0%
2009 67.9% +0.0%
2010 70.6% +4.0%
2011 70.1% -0.7%
2012 58.9% -15.9%
2013 67.3% +14.2%
2014 66.9% -0.5%
2015 69.8% +4.3%
2016 69.3% -0.8%
2017 69.1% -0.3%
2018 71.0% +2.8%
2019 71.1% +0.1%

Russian Federation compared with similar countries

  • Russian Federation's 71.1% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.5%, 83% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Russian Federation's 71.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.1%, 84% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Russian Federation 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.

YearChange FromTo
2006 +28.5% 49.4% 63.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 62.4% 49.4% 67.9% 5
2010s 68.4% 58.9% 71.1% 10

Countries ranked near Russian Federation

  1. 132 Guinea-Bissau 72.2% compare
  2. 133 Morocco 71.7% compare
  3. 134 Czechia 71.2% compare
  4. 136 Liberia 71.1% compare
  5. 137 Japan 70.3% compare
  6. 138 Spain 69.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Russian Federation?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Russian Federation was 71.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Russian Federation?
The highest recorded value was 71.1% in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Russian Federation?
The lowest recorded value was 49.4% in 2005.
How does Russian Federation rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Russian Federation ranks 135th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Russian Federation?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russian Federation 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
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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.