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

Seychelles: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 94.4% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
94.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 191 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2012
All-time low
67.8%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 67.82006: 67.82007: 67.82008: 70.42009: 74.22010: 77.32011: 94.52012: 1002013: 1002014: 94.92015: 94.42016: 94.42017: 94.42018: 94.42019: 94.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Seychelles is 94.4%, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 27.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Seychelles peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 67.8%, in 2005.

That places Seychelles 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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 Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Seychelles, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 67.8%
2006 67.8% +0.0%
2007 67.8% +0.0%
2008 70.4% +3.9%
2009 74.2% +5.3%
2010 77.3% +4.2%
2011 94.5% +22.3%
2012 100.0% +5.8%
2013 100.0% +0.0%
2014 94.9% -5.1%
2015 94.4% -0.6%
2016 94.4% +0.0%
2017 94.4% +0.0%
2018 94.4% +0.0%
2019 94.4% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 69.6% 67.8% 74.2% 5
2010s 93.9% 77.3% 100.0% 10

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 45 South Africa 95.7% compare
  2. 46 Thailand 95.3% compare
  3. 47 Indonesia 94.5% compare
  4. 49 Maldives 94.3% compare
  5. 50 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 93.8% compare
  6. 51 Guyana 93.8% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Seychelles?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Seychelles was 94.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 67.8% in 2005.
How does Seychelles rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Seychelles ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles 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
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World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
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.