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Economy > Tax > Tax payments > Number > Per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Tax payments by businesses are the total number of taxes paid by businesses, including electronic filing. The tax is counted as paid once a year even if payments are more frequent." Per capita figures expressed per 1 million population.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 PalauPalau 900.77 per 1 million people 2008
2 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 662.55 per 1 million people 2008
3 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 602.76 per 1 million people 2008
4 DominicaDominica 524.04 per 1 million people 2008
5 Marshall IslandsMarshall Isl. 332.42 per 1 million people 2008
6 GrenadaGrenada 332.07 per 1 million people 2008
7 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 303.97 per 1 million people 2008
8 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 203.71 per 1 million people 2008
9 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 200.52 per 1 million people 2008
10 SeychellesSeychelles 194.54 per 1 million people 2008
11 SamoaSamoa 170.44 per 1 million people 2008
12 TongaTonga 168.06 per 1 million people 2008
13 VanuatuVanuatu 143.89 per 1 million people 2008
14 Cape VerdeCape Verde 131.15 per 1 million people 2008
15 BelizeBelize 120.05 per 1 million people 2009
16 IcelandIceland 101.85 per 1 million people 2008
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 98.49 per 1 million people 2008
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 91.92 per 1 million people 2008
17 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 74.62 per 1 million people 2008
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 64.65 per 1 million people 2008
18 KiribatiKiribati 63.43 per 1 million people 2008
19 The BahamasThe Bahamas 58.55 per 1 million people 2008
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 57.85 per 1 million people 2008
20 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 56.77 per 1 million people 2008
21 DjiboutiDjibouti 45.44 per 1 million people 2008
22 LuxembourgLuxembourg 45.27 per 1 million people 2008
23 GuyanaGuyana 44.11 per 1 million people 2008
24 BruneiBrunei 39.33 per 1 million people 2008
25 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 38.19 per 1 million people 2008
26 SurinameSuriname 35.72 per 1 million people 2008
27 FijiFiji 35.42 per 1 million people 2008
28 BahrainBahrain 34.8 per 1 million people 2008
29 CyprusCyprus 34.06 per 1 million people 2008
30 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 30.6 per 1 million people 2008
31 SwazilandSwaziland 29.23 per 1 million people 2008
32 The GambiaThe Gambia 28.81 per 1 million people 2008
33 ComorosComoros 27.33 per 1 million people 2008
34 BhutanBhutan 26.38 per 1 million people 2008
35 JamaicaJamaica 25.68 per 1 million people 2008
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 20.89 per 1 million people 2008
36 PanamaPanama 18.73 per 1 million people 2008
37 NamibiaNamibia 17.71 per 1 million people 2008
38 GabonGabon 17.5 per 1 million people 2008
39 ArmeniaArmenia 16.84 per 1 million people 2008
40 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 15.63 per 1 million people 2008
41 UruguayUruguay 15.24 per 1 million people 2008
42 MongoliaMongolia 14.35 per 1 million people 2008
43 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 14 per 1 million people 2008
44 East TimorEast Timor 13.53 per 1 million people 2008
45 AlbaniaAlbania 12.15 per 1 million people 2008
46 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 12.15 per 1 million people 2008
47 MoldovaMoldova 12.03 per 1 million people 2008
48 BelarusBelarus 11.56 per 1 million people 2008
49 MauritaniaMauritania 11.29 per 1 million people 2008
50 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 11.11 per 1 million people 2008
51 NicaraguaNicaragua 11.06 per 1 million people 2008
52 SloveniaSlovenia 10.96 per 1 million people 2008
53 BotswanaBotswana 10.31 per 1 million people 2008
54 Costa RicaCosta Rica 10.01 per 1 million people 2008
55 LesothoLesotho 9.87 per 1 million people 2008
56 LiberiaLiberia 9.6 per 1 million people 2008
57 TogoTogo 9.05 per 1 million people 2008
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 8.56 per 1 million people 2008
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 8.5 per 1 million people 2008
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 8.09 per 1 million people 2008
58 MaldivesMaldives 7.77 per 1 million people 2008
59 El SalvadorEl Salvador 7.5 per 1 million people 2008
60 TajikistanTajikistan 7.49 per 1 million people 2008
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 7.46 per 1 million people 2008
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 7.31 per 1 million people 2008
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 6.81 per 1 million people 2008
61 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 6.5 per 1 million people 2008
62 GeorgiaGeorgia 6.48 per 1 million people 2008
63 BeninBenin 6.45 per 1 million people 2008
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 6.37 per 1 million people 2008
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 6.36 per 1 million people 2008
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 6.33 per 1 million people 2008
64 HondurasHonduras 6.15 per 1 million people 2008
65 GuineaGuinea 5.71 per 1 million people 2008
66 SlovakiaSlovakia 5.68 per 1 million people 2008
67 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 5.56 per 1 million people 2008
68 MauritiusMauritius 5.49 per 1 million people 2008
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 5.42 per 1 million people 2008
69 KuwaitKuwait 5.39 per 1 million people 2008
70 EstoniaEstonia 5.35 per 1 million people 2008
71 ChadChad 5.34 per 1 million people 2008
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 5.32 per 1 million people 2008
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 5.31 per 1 million people 2008
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 5.22 per 1 million people 2008
72 ParaguayParaguay 5.12 per 1 million people 2008
73 LaosLaos 5.09 per 1 million people 2008
74 RomaniaRomania 5.08 per 1 million people 2008
75 LebanonLebanon 4.78 per 1 million people 2008
76 HaitiHaiti 4.71 per 1 million people 2008
77 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 4.61 per 1 million people 2008
78 SenegalSenegal 4.59 per 1 million people 2008
79 ZimbabweZimbabwe 4.58 per 1 million people 2008
80 BoliviaBolivia 4.54 per 1 million people 2008
81 IsraelIsrael 4.42 per 1 million people 2009
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 4.23 per 1 million people 2008
82 OmanOman 4.23 per 1 million people 2008
83 LithuaniaLithuania 4.21 per 1 million people 2008
84 JordanJordan 4.19 per 1 million people 2008
85 MaliMali 4.06 per 1 million people 2009
86 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 4.04 per 1 million people 2008
87 FinlandFinland 3.81 per 1 million people 2008
88 CroatiaCroatia 3.79 per 1 million people 2008
89 BurundiBurundi 3.68 per 1 million people 2008
90 QatarQatar 3.64 per 1 million people 2008
91 EritreaEritrea 3.27 per 1 million people 2008
92 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 3.27 per 1 million people 2008
93 UkraineUkraine 3.2 per 1 million people 2008
94 ZambiaZambia 3.17 per 1 million people 2008
95 NigerNiger 3.16 per 1 million people 2008
96 LatviaLatvia 3.12 per 1 million people 2008
97 United Arab EmiratesUAE 3.03 per 1 million people 2008
98 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 2.95 per 1 million people 2008
99 Sri LankaSri Lanka 2.93 per 1 million people 2008
100 GuatemalaGuatemala 2.92 per 1 million people 2008
101 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 2.69 per 1 million people 2008
102 AustriaAustria 2.68 per 1 million people 2008
103 VenezuelaVenezuela 2.65 per 1 million people 2008
104 RwandaRwanda 2.55 per 1 million people 2008
105 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 2.51 per 1 million people 2008
106 CameroonCameroon 2.44 per 1 million people 2008
107 BulgariaBulgaria 2.34 per 1 million people 2008
108 IrelandIreland 2.17 per 1 million people 2008
109 TunisiaTunisia 2.12 per 1 million people 2008
110 New ZealandNew Zealand 1.92 per 1 million people 2008
111 CambodiaCambodia 1.9 per 1 million people 2008
112 MozambiqueMozambique 1.74 per 1 million people 2008
113 DenmarkDenmark 1.64 per 1 million people 2008
114 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1.61 per 1 million people 2008
115 GhanaGhana 1.41 per 1 million people 2008
116 HungaryHungary 1.41 per 1 million people 2008
117 MalawiMalawi 1.36 per 1 million people 2008
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 1.31 per 1 million people 2008
118 MadagascarMadagascar 1.25 per 1 million people 2008
119 TanzaniaTanzania 1.19 per 1 million people 2008
120 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 1.17 per 1 million people 2008
121 NepalNepal 1.15 per 1 million people 2008
122 SingaporeSingapore 1.08 per 1 million people 2008
123 KenyaKenya 1.06 per 1 million people 2009
124 BelgiumBelgium 1.06 per 1 million people 2008
125 SudanSudan 1.04 per 1 million people 2008
126 PolandPoland 1.04 per 1 million people 2008
127 UgandaUganda 1.02 per 1 million people 2008
128 SyriaSyria 1.01 per 1 million people 2008
129 AlgeriaAlgeria 1.01 per 1 million people 2008
130 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 0.947 per 1 million people 2008
131 GreeceGreece 0.933 per 1 million people 2008
132 NorwayNorway 0.861 per 1 million people 2008
133 MoroccoMorocco 0.815 per 1 million people 2008
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 0.804 per 1 million people 2008
134 PortugalPortugal 0.749 per 1 million people 2008
135 ColombiaColombia 0.689 per 1 million people 2008
136 ChileChile 0.608 per 1 million people 2008
137 KazakhstanKazakhstan 0.587 per 1 million people 2008
138 EcuadorEcuador 0.574 per 1 million people 2008
139 AustraliaAustralia 0.571 per 1 million people 2008
140 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.541 per 1 million people 2008
141 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.497 per 1 million people 2008
142 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.489 per 1 million people 2008
143 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 0.481 per 1 million people 2008
144 MalaysiaMalaysia 0.475 per 1 million people 2008
145 IraqIraq 0.461 per 1 million people 2008
146 VietnamVietnam 0.372 per 1 million people 2008
147 ThailandThailand 0.351 per 1 million people 2008
148 FranceFrance 0.311 per 1 million people 2006
149 PeruPeru 0.308 per 1 million people 2008
150 PakistanPakistan 0.272 per 1 million people 2008
151 CanadaCanada 0.271 per 1 million people 2008
152 ItalyItaly 0.258 per 1 million people 2008
153 MexicoMexico 0.246 per 1 million people 2008
154 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.244 per 1 million people 2008
155 NigeriaNigeria 0.239 per 1 million people 2008
156 EthiopiaEthiopia 0.23 per 1 million people 2008
157 ArgentinaArgentina 0.222 per 1 million people 2008
158 SwedenSweden 0.221 per 1 million people 2008
159 IndonesiaIndonesia 0.215 per 1 million people 2008
160 TurkeyTurkey 0.209 per 1 million people 2008
161 SpainSpain 0.198 per 1 million people 2008
162 GermanyGermany 0.196 per 1 million people 2009
163 South AfricaSouth Africa 0.184 per 1 million people 2008
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 0.165 per 1 million people 2008
164 BangladeshBangladesh 0.137 per 1 million people 2008
165 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.131 per 1 million people 2008
166 JapanJapan 0.102 per 1 million people 2008
167 RussiaRussia 0.078 per 1 million people 2008
=168 IndiaIndia 0.051 per 1 million people 2008
=168 BrazilBrazil 0.051 per 1 million people 2008
170 European UnionEuropean Union 0.036 per 1 million people 2009
171 United StatesUnited States 0.033 per 1 million people 2008
172 ChinaChina 0.007 per 1 million people 2008

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Economy > Tax > Tax payments > Number > Per capita: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Economy > Tax > Tax payments > Number > Per capita

  • Palau ranked first for tax > tax payments > number > per capita globally in 2008.
  • 18 of the bottom 132 countries by tax > tax payments > number > per capita are Latin American and Caribbean.
  • 8 of the bottom 17 countries by tax > tax payments > number > per capita are Christian.
  • 59 of the bottom 116 countries by tax > tax payments > number > per capita are Hot countries.
  • 14 of the top 145 countries by tax > tax payments > number > per capita are Middle East and North African.
  • 2 of the top 151 countries by tax > tax payments > number > per capita are G7.
  • 24 of the top 125 countries by tax > tax payments > number > per capita are Sparsely populated.
  • 32 of the bottom 141 countries by tax > tax payments > number > per capita are Former British Colonies'.
  • 8 of the bottom 25 countries by tax > tax payments > number > per capita are Heavily indebted.
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