Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 33.4% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Bangladesh, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Bangladesh stood at 33.4%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Bangladesh peaked at 40.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 33.4%, in 2017.
Bangladesh ranks 122nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | % of profit | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 38.8% | — |
| 2006 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.8% | +5.2% |
| 2008 | 39.9% | -2.2% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.4% | -8.8% |
| 2014 | 35.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 34.4% | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 34.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 33.4% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 37.9%, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 33.4% is below the median for South Asia, which is 38.5%, 87% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.4% | 38.8% | 40.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 33.4% | 38.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
More reference data data for Bangladesh
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 9.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 24.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 8.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 2.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 37.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 105.98 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.25 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Bangladesh?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Bangladesh was 33.4% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 40.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.4% in 2017.
- How does Bangladesh rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- Bangladesh ranks 122nd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The total tax and contribution rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions borne by the business in the second year of operation, expressed as a share of commercial pro?t. The total amount of taxes and contributions borne is the sum of all the different taxes and contributions payable after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions. The taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected by the company and remitted to the tax authorities (such as VAT, sales tax or goods and service tax) but not borne by the company are excluded.