Iran vs Papua New Guinea: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

Iran
66.7%
in 2009
Papua New Guinea
67.0%
in 2024
Iran rank
8th
Papua New Guinea rank
7th

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains over time

  • Iran
  • Papua New Guinea
204060197219982024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 67.0% against 66.7% in Iran, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Iran ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 153 countries.

Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 40.3% 54.2% 14.0% Papua New Guinea
2000s 48.4% 53.9% 5.6% Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher taxes on income, profits and capital gains, Iran or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 67.0% against 66.7% in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in taxes on income, profits and capital gains between Iran and Papua New Guinea?
0.3%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Papua New Guinea?
13 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2002.
How do Iran and Papua New Guinea rank globally for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
Iran ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 7th of 153 countries.
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 total taxes). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of total taxes)
Unit
% of total taxes
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
153 places, 4,584 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.