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

Sierra Leone: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 93.6% in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
93.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
52nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
93.6%
in 2015
All-time low
0.0%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 02010: 02011: 91.22012: 91.22013: 93.12014: 93.12015: 93.62016: 93.62017: 93.62018: 93.62019: 93.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Sierra Leone is 93.6%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over five years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Sierra Leone peaked at 93.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.

That places Sierra Leone 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Sierra Leone, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 0.0%
2006 0.0%
2007 0.0%
2008 0.0%
2009 0.0%
2010 0.0%
2011 91.2%
2012 91.2% +0.0%
2013 93.1% +2.1%
2014 93.1% +0.0%
2015 93.6% +0.5%
2016 93.6% +0.0%
2017 93.6% +0.0%
2018 93.6% +0.0%
2019 93.6% +0.0%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 93.6% is above the median for low income countries, which is 74.3%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 93.6% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.9%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0% 0.0% 0.0% 5
2010s 83.7% 0.0% 93.6% 10

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 49 Maldives 94.3% compare
  2. 50 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 93.8% compare
  3. 51 Guyana 93.8% compare
  4. 53 Iraq 93.4% compare
  5. 54 Slovenia 93.1% compare
  6. 55 Belize 93.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Sierra Leone?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Sierra Leone was 93.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 93.6% in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
How does Sierra Leone rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Sierra Leone ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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
World Bank
Licence
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.