Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Zambia
Zambia: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score was 100.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Zambia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 100.0% 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 unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Zambia peaked at 100.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 100.0%, in 2005.
That places Zambia 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 100.0% | — |
| 2006 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 100.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 83.3%, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 100.0% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 73.9%, 1.4× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 10 |
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- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.3261 °C (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 19.51 (2026)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
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- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Zambia?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score in Zambia was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 100.0% in 2005.
- How does Zambia rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?
- Zambia ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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.