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

Sao Tome and Principe: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 84.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
84.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
95th
of 191 countries
All-time high
84.7%
in 2017
All-time low
63.4%
in 2006
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 63.72006: 63.42007: 63.42008: 63.42009: 63.42010: 82.12011: 83.22012: 83.22013: 83.22014: 842015: 842016: 84.72017: 84.72018: 84.62019: 84.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Sao Tome and Principe stood at 84.6%.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 84.7% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 63.4%, in 2006.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 95th 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 Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 63.7%
2006 63.4% -0.6%
2007 63.4% +0.0%
2008 63.4% +0.0%
2009 63.4% +0.0%
2010 82.1% +29.6%
2011 83.2% +1.4%
2012 83.2% +0.0%
2013 83.2% +0.0%
2014 84.0% +0.9%
2015 84.0% +0.0%
2016 84.7% +0.8%
2017 84.7% +0.0%
2018 84.6% -0.0%
2019 84.6% +0.0%

Sao Tome and Principe compared with similar countries

  • Sao Tome and Principe's 84.6% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.3%, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Sao Tome and Principe's 84.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.9%, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe 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
2010 +29.6% 63.4% 82.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.4% 63.4% 63.7% 5
2010s 83.8% 82.1% 84.7% 10

Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe

  1. 92 Finland 85.1% compare
  2. 93 Chinese Taipei 84.9% compare
  3. 94 Peru 84.8% compare
  4. 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 84.6% compare
  5. 97 Papua New Guinea 84.5% compare
  6. 98 Panama 84.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Sao Tome and Principe?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Sao Tome and Principe was 84.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 63.4% in 2006.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 95th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is up 33.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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Licence
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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.