North America vs Papua New Guinea: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains
North America
55.1%
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
59.4%
in 2024
North America rank
1st
Papua New Guinea rank
2nd
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time
- North America
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 59.4% against 55.1% in North America, a difference of 4.3%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times North America's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1990 it was North America ahead.
North America ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 41 groups.
North America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | North America | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.5% | 40.1% | 11.4% | North America |
| 2000s | 53.5% | 45.4% | 8.2% | North America |
| 2010s | 53.4% | 49.1% | 4.4% | North America |
| 2020s | 55.8% | 54.3% | 1.6% | North America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, North America or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 59.4% against 55.1% in North America as of 2024.
- What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 4.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for North America and Papua New Guinea?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do North America and Papua New Guinea rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- North America ranks 1st and Papua New Guinea ranks 2nd of 41 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Taxes on income, profits, and capital gains are taxes payable on the actual or presumed incomes, profits and capital gains. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.