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

Trinidad and Tobago: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 79.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
79.5%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
111th
of 191 countries
All-time high
93.2%
in 2011
All-time low
79.5%
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 81.52006: 81.52007: 87.52008: 85.72009: 85.72010: 87.52011: 93.22012: 93.12013: 92.52014: 91.82015: 91.52016: 91.82017: 85.72018: 80.82019: 79.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Trinidad and Tobago is 79.5%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.6% on the previous year and down 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 93.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 79.5%, in 2019.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 111th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 81.5%
2006 81.5% +0.0%
2007 87.5% +7.4%
2008 85.7% -2.1%
2009 85.7% +0.0%
2010 87.5% +2.1%
2011 93.2% +6.5%
2012 93.1% -0.1%
2013 92.5% -0.7%
2014 91.8% -0.7%
2015 91.5% -0.3%
2016 91.8% +0.2%
2017 85.7% -6.6%
2018 80.8% -5.8%
2019 79.5% -1.6%

Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries

  • Trinidad and Tobago's 79.5% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.5%, 93% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Trinidad and Tobago's 79.5% is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 81.7%, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.4% 81.5% 87.5% 5
2010s 88.7% 79.5% 93.2% 10

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 108 Malaysia 82.2% compare
  2. 109 Honduras 81.7% compare
  3. 110 Portugal 80.6% compare
  4. 112 Azerbaijan 79.3% compare
  5. 113 Poland 79.1% compare
  6. 114 Burundi 78.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Trinidad and Tobago?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Trinidad and Tobago was 79.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 93.2% in 2011.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 79.5% in 2019.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 111th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.