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

Uganda: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 89.3% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
89.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 191 countries
All-time high
89.7%
in 2013
All-time low
85.1%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 85.12006: 87.52007: 85.22008: 872009: 89.62010: 89.62011: 89.62012: 89.62013: 89.72014: 89.72015: 89.72016: 89.32017: 89.32018: 89.32019: 89.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Uganda recorded 89.3% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Uganda peaked at 89.7% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 85.1%, in 2005.

Uganda ranks 70th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Uganda, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 85.1%
2006 87.5% +2.9%
2007 85.2% -2.6%
2008 87.0% +2.1%
2009 89.6% +3.0%
2010 89.6% -0.0%
2011 89.6% +0.0%
2012 89.6% +0.0%
2013 89.7% +0.1%
2014 89.7% +0.0%
2015 89.7% +0.0%
2016 89.3% -0.4%
2017 89.3% +0.0%
2018 89.3% +0.0%
2019 89.3% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.9% 85.1% 89.6% 5
2010s 89.5% 89.3% 89.7% 10

Countries ranked near Uganda

  1. 67 Korea 90.1% compare
  2. 68 Rwanda 90.0% compare
  3. 69 Bangladesh 89.8% compare
  4. 71 Bahamas 89.2% compare
  5. 72 Pakistan 89.1% compare
  6. 73 Chile 88.9% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Uganda?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Uganda was 89.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Uganda?
The highest recorded value was 89.7% in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Uganda?
The lowest recorded value was 85.1% in 2005.
How does Uganda rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Uganda ranks 70th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Uganda?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Uganda 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.