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

Yemen: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 99.3% in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
99.3%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
36th
of 191 countries
All-time high
99.3%
in 2013
All-time low
0.0%
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 02006: 66.22007: 66.22008: 66.32009: 66.32010: 66.42011: 88.22012: 89.52013: 99.32014: 99.32015: 99.32016: 99.32017: 99.32018: 99.32019: 99.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Yemen recorded 99.3% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 49.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Yemen peaked at 99.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2005.

Yemen ranks 36th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Yemen, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Yemen, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 0.0%
2006 66.2%
2007 66.2% +0.0%
2008 66.3% +0.2%
2009 66.3% +0.0%
2010 66.4% +0.1%
2011 88.2% +32.8%
2012 89.5% +1.5%
2013 99.3% +10.9%
2014 99.3% +0.0%
2015 99.3% +0.0%
2016 99.3% +0.0%
2017 99.3% +0.0%
2018 99.3% +0.0%
2019 99.3% +0.0%

Yemen compared with similar countries

  • Yemen's 99.3% is above the median for low income countries, which is 74.3%, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Yemen's 99.3% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 91.4%, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 53.0% 0.0% 66.3% 5
2010s 93.9% 66.4% 99.3% 10

Countries ranked near Yemen

  1. 35 Ireland 99.9% compare
  2. 37 Oman 98.2% compare
  3. 38 Tonga 98.0% compare
  4. 39 Suriname 97.5% compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Yemen?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Yemen was 99.3% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Yemen?
The highest recorded value was 99.3% in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Yemen?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2005.
How does Yemen rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
Yemen ranks 36th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Yemen?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Yemen 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.