Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Belize
Belize: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 31.1% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Belize, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Belize stood at 31.1%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Belize peaked at 34.8% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 31.1%, in 2013.
Belize ranks 136th 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 Belize, year by year
| Year | % of profit | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 34.7% | — |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 33.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 31.1% | -6.3% |
| 2014 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 31.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.1% | 33.2% | 34.8% | 5 |
| 2010s | 31.7% | 31.1% | 33.2% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Belize
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0139 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0337 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0041 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0813 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0467 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0206 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1856 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.399 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0225 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Belize?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Belize was 31.1% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 34.8% in 2006.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.1% in 2013.
- How does Belize rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- Belize ranks 136th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Belize 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.