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

Türkiye: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 76.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
76.9%
Change on year
down 3.4%
World rank
119th
of 191 countries
All-time high
81.1%
in 2013
All-time low
71.2%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 71.22006: 71.92007: 73.92008: 74.42009: 762010: 762011: 80.72012: 80.72013: 81.12014: 80.62015: 79.62016: 79.62017: 79.72018: 79.72019: 76.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Türkiye recorded 76.9% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019.

That represents a change of down 3.4% 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 Türkiye peaked at 81.1% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 71.2%, in 2005.

Türkiye ranks 119th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Türkiye, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Türkiye, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 71.2%
2006 71.9% +1.0%
2007 73.9% +2.8%
2008 74.4% +0.7%
2009 76.0% +2.1%
2010 76.0% +0.0%
2011 80.7% +6.3%
2012 80.7% -0.1%
2013 81.1% +0.6%
2014 80.6% -0.6%
2015 79.6% -1.3%
2016 79.6% -0.0%
2017 79.7% +0.2%
2018 79.7% -0.1%
2019 76.9% -3.4%

Türkiye compared with similar countries

  • Türkiye's 76.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 86.4%, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Türkiye's 76.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 85.1%, 90% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 73.5% 71.2% 76.0% 5
2010s 79.5% 76.0% 81.1% 10

Countries ranked near Türkiye

  1. 116 Burkina Faso 78.4% compare
  2. 117 Uruguay 77.6% compare
  3. 118 Nepal 77.6% compare
  4. 120 Lithuania 76.5% compare
  5. 121 Syrian Arab Republic 76.4% compare
  6. 122 Haiti 76.4% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Türkiye?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Türkiye was 76.9% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Türkiye?
The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Türkiye?
The lowest recorded value was 71.2% in 2005.
How does Türkiye rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Türkiye ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Türkiye?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Türkiye 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
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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.