Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 15.7% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 15.7% 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 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Saudi Arabia peaked at 15.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 14.6%, in 2006.
Saudi Arabia ranks 178th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % of profit | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 14.9% | — |
| 2006 | 14.6% | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.7% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 14.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.0% | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 15.7% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.7% | 14.6% | 14.9% | 5 |
| 2010s | 15.1% | 14.6% | 15.7% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Saudi Arabia?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Saudi Arabia was 15.7% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 15.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.6% in 2006.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 178th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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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.