Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Zambia
Zambia: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate was 15.6% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate in Zambia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of profit.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Zambia stood at 15.6%.
That represents a change of up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Zambia peaked at 18.6% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.3%, in 2010.
That places Zambia 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | % of profit | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 15.4% | — |
| 2006 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.0% | -2.6% |
| 2008 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 14.3% | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +12.5% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | -1.9% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | -2.5% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.6% | -16.1% |
| 2018 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.2% | 15.0% | 15.4% | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.0% | 14.3% | 18.6% | 10 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Zambia?
- Paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate in Zambia was 15.6% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.6% in 2015.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.3% in 2010.
- How does Zambia rank for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate?
- Zambia ranks 179th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zambia 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.