Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in India
India: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 49.7% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in India, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in India stood at 49.7%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is down 4.6% on the previous year and down 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in India peaked at 63.4% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 49.7%, in 2019.
That places India 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in India, year by year
| Year | % of profit | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 56.3% | — |
| 2006 | 63.4% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 62.0% | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 59.6% | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 58.1% | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 57.2% | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 57.1% | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 55.7% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 55.5% | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 55.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56.2% | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | -7.3% |
| 2019 | 49.7% | -4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 60.5% | 56.3% | 63.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 55.3% | 49.7% | 58.1% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in India?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in India was 49.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 63.4% in 2006.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.7% in 2019.
- How does India rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- India ranks 38th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.