Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Guyana
Guyana: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 30.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Guyana, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Guyana is 30.6%, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Guyana peaked at 39.0% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2018.
That places Guyana 140th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Guyana, year by year
| Year | % of profit | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 39.0% | — |
| 2006 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 39.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 38.8% | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | -7.5% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32.0% | -10.9% |
| 2014 | 32.3% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 30.6% | -5.3% |
| 2019 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.0% | 38.8% | 39.0% | 5 |
| 2010s | 33.3% | 30.6% | 38.8% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Guyana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0396 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0297 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2193 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1326 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0457 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4179 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1619 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Guyana?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Guyana was 30.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Guyana?
- The highest recorded value was 39.0% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Guyana?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2018.
- How does Guyana rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- Guyana ranks 140th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in Guyana?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Guyana 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.