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

Thailand: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 95.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
95.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 191 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2014
All-time low
85.5%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 85.52006: 86.22007: 85.62008: 85.92009: 86.32010: 86.32011: 86.32012: 85.92013: 96.42014: 1002015: 992016: 95.12017: 96.42018: 95.32019: 95.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Thailand stood at 95.3%.

The figure is up 10.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Thailand peaked at 100.0% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 85.5%, in 2005.

Thailand ranks 46th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Thailand, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 85.5%
2006 86.2% +0.7%
2007 85.6% -0.7%
2008 85.9% +0.4%
2009 86.3% +0.4%
2010 86.3% +0.0%
2011 86.3% -0.1%
2012 85.9% -0.5%
2013 96.4% +12.3%
2014 100.0% +3.7%
2015 99.0% -1.0%
2016 95.1% -3.9%
2017 96.4% +1.4%
2018 95.3% -1.2%
2019 95.3% +0.0%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 95.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 95.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 91.7%, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85.9% 85.5% 86.3% 5
2010s 93.6% 85.9% 100.0% 10

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 43 Switzerland 96.3% compare
  2. 44 Kyrgyzstan 96.0% compare
  3. 45 South Africa 95.7% compare
  4. 47 Indonesia 94.5% compare
  5. 48 Seychelles 94.4% compare
  6. 49 Maldives 94.3% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Thailand?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Thailand was 95.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 85.5% in 2005.
How does Thailand rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Thailand ranks 46th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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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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.