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
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Sao Tome and Principe, 2005–2019
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
| 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | +29.6% | 63.4% | 82.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.4% | 63.4% | 63.7% | 5 |
| 2010s | 83.8% | 82.1% | 84.7% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Sao Tome and Principe
- 92 Finland 85.1% compare
- 93 Chinese Taipei 84.9% compare
- 94 Peru 84.8% compare
- 96 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 84.6% compare
- 97 Papua New Guinea 84.5% compare
- 98 Panama 84.3% compare
More reference data data for Sao Tome and Principe
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0038 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.006 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0003 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0126 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.014 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0319 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0015 (2050)
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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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.