Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Tanzania, United Republic of

Tanzania, United Republic of: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 74.7% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
74.7%
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
125th
of 191 countries
All-time high
74.7%
in 2019
All-time low
73.1%
in 2011
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 74.72006: 74.72007: 74.52008: 73.82009: 73.72010: 73.72011: 73.12012: 73.12013: 73.92014: 73.92015: 74.52016: 74.52017: 74.22018: 74.42019: 74.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Tanzania, United Republic of is 74.7%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Tanzania, United Republic of peaked at 74.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 73.1%, in 2011.

That places Tanzania, United Republic of 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Tanzania, United Republic of, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Tanzania, United Republic of, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 74.7%
2006 74.7% +0.0%
2007 74.5% -0.2%
2008 73.8% -1.0%
2009 73.7% -0.0%
2010 73.7% +0.0%
2011 73.1% -0.8%
2012 73.1% +0.0%
2013 73.9% +1.1%
2014 73.9% +0.0%
2015 74.5% +0.8%
2016 74.5% -0.0%
2017 74.2% -0.4%
2018 74.4% +0.3%
2019 74.7% +0.3%

Tanzania, United Republic of compared with similar countries

  • Tanzania, United Republic of's 74.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.3%, 90% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Tanzania, United Republic of's 74.7% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.9%, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.3% 73.7% 74.7% 5
2010s 74.0% 73.1% 74.7% 10

Countries ranked near Tanzania, United Republic of

  1. 122 Haiti 76.4% compare
  2. 123 Antigua and Barbuda 75.9% compare
  3. 124 Philippines 75.8% compare
  4. 126 Malta 74.4% compare
  5. 127 Egypt 73.9% compare
  6. 128 Iran, Islamic Republic of 73.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Tanzania, United Republic of was 74.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 74.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Tanzania, United Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 73.1% in 2011.
How does Tanzania, United Republic of rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Tanzania, United Republic of ranks 125th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Tanzania, United Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Tanzania, United Republic of 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.