Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 48.8% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Dominican Republic, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.
Analysis
Dominican Republic recorded 48.8% for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Dominican Republic peaked at 48.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 35.2%, in 2008.
Dominican Republic ranks 44th of 190 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 in Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % of profit | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.5% | — |
| 2006 | 35.8% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 39.5% | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 35.2% | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 38.4% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 40.1% | +4.4% |
| 2011 | 41.2% | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 43.4% | +5.3% |
| 2013 | 43.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 43.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | -2.5% |
| 2017 | 48.8% | +15.1% |
| 2018 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.8% | +0.0% |
Dominican Republic compared with similar countries
- Dominican Republic's 48.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 35.8%, 1.4× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Dominican Republic's 48.8% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 39.1%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.9% | 35.2% | 39.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 40.1% | 48.8% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Dominican Republic
More reference data data for Dominican Republic
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.7575 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0601 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.54 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9595 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 7.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.84 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3273 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Dominican Republic?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Dominican Republic was 48.8% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 48.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.2% in 2008.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- Dominican Republic ranks 44th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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.