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

Latest (2019)
85.2%
Change on year
up 14.1%
World rank
91st
of 191 countries
All-time high
85.2%
in 2019
All-time low
69.7%
in 2006
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 72.12006: 69.72007: 71.82008: 70.82009: 71.32010: 70.62011: 70.72012: 70.82013: 74.72014: 74.72015: 74.62016: 74.42017: 74.62018: 74.62019: 85.2

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in United States of America, 2005 to 2019.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 71.2% 69.7% 72.1% 5
2010s 74.5% 70.6% 85.2% 10

Countries ranked near United States of America

  1. 88 El Salvador 85.6% compare
  2. 89 Serbia 85.2% compare
  3. 90 Albania 85.2% compare
  4. 92 Finland 85.1% compare
  5. 93 Chinese Taipei 84.9% compare
  6. 94 Peru 84.8% compare

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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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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source
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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.