Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Tonga
Tonga: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 27.5% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Tonga, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Tonga is 27.5%, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Tonga peaked at 27.5% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 22.7%, in 2009.
That places Tonga 153rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Tonga, year by year
| Year | % of profit | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 27.5% | — |
| 2006 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 22.7% | -17.5% |
| 2010 | 23.6% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.5% | +16.5% |
| 2014 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 22.7% | 27.5% | 5 |
| 2010s | 26.3% | 23.6% | 27.5% | 10 |
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More reference data data for Tonga
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0105 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0092 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0197 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0353 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0269 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0446 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1068 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0799 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 9.35 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Tonga?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Tonga was 27.5% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 27.5% in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.7% in 2009.
- How does Tonga rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- Tonga ranks 153rd out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Tonga 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.