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Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Libya

Libya: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 32.6% in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
32.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 190 countries
All-time high
32.6%
in 2012
All-time low
32.6%
in 2012
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Libya, 2012–2019

01020302012201520192012: 32.6 % of profit2013: 32.6 % of profit2014: 32.6 % of profit2015: 32.6 % of profit2016: 32.6 % of profit2017: 32.6 % of profit2018: 32.6 % of profit2019: 32.6 % of profit

Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Libya stood at 32.6%. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

That places Libya 126th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Libya, year by year

Year % of profit Change
2012 32.6% —
2013 32.6% +0.0%
2014 32.6% +0.0%
2015 32.6% +0.0%
2016 32.6% +0.0%
2017 32.6% +0.0%
2018 32.6% +0.0%
2019 32.6% +0.0%

Countries ranked near Libya

  1. 123 Republic of Korea 33.2% compare
  2. 123 Rwanda 33.2% compare
  3. 125 Kiribati 32.7% compare
  4. 126 Dominica 32.6% compare
  5. 128 Lebanon 32.2% compare
  6. 129 Fiji 32.1% compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Libya?
Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Libya was 32.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Libya?
The highest recorded value was 32.6% in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Libya?
The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2012.
How does Libya rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
Libya ranks 126th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in Libya?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Libya 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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Indicator
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit)
Unit
% of profit
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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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.