Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in United States of America
United States of America: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 36.6% in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in United States of America, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in United States of America stood at 36.6%. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.4% on the previous year and down 20.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in United States of America peaked at 47.1% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 36.6%, in 2019.
That places United States of America 99th 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 United States of America, year by year
| Year | % of profit | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 45.5% | — |
| 2006 | 47.1% | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 45.7% | -3.0% |
| 2008 | 46.4% | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 46.0% | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 46.5% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 43.8% | -5.6% |
| 2014 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 44.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 43.8% | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 43.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | -16.4% |
United States of America compared with similar countries
- United States of America's 36.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 36.4%, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.1% | 45.5% | 47.1% | 5 |
| 2010s | 43.9% | 36.6% | 46.5% | 10 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
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Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in United States of America?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in United States of America was 36.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in United States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 47.1% in 2006.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.6% in 2019.
- How does United States of America rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- United States of America ranks 99th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.