Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in United States of America
United States of America: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 85.2% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in United States of America, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in United States of America stood at 85.2%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.1% on the previous year and up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in United States of America peaked at 85.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 69.7%, in 2006.
United States of America ranks 91st 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 72.1% | — |
| 2006 | 69.7% | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 70.8% | -1.4% |
| 2009 | 71.3% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 70.6% | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 70.7% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 70.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 74.7% | +5.5% |
| 2014 | 74.7% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 74.6% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 74.4% | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 74.6% | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 74.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.2% | +14.1% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 85.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.5%, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.2% | 69.7% | 72.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 74.5% | 70.6% | 85.2% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in United States of America?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in United States of America was 85.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 85.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.7% in 2006.
- How does United States of America rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
- United States of America ranks 91st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States of America 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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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.