Indicator Dictionary

Value Range

From 0.2% in Timor Leste to 339.7% in Congo, Dem. Rep.

Description

Total tax rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions payable by businesses after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions as a share of commercial profits. Taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected and remitted to tax authorities (such as value added taxes, sales taxes or goods and service taxes) are excluded.

Perspective

4: Resource Flows and Funds

Data

Comments

Source: Data for this indicator are provided at http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IC.TAX.TOTL.CP.ZS/