Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Lower middle income

Lower middle income: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 25.8% in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)
25.8%
Change on year
down 5.4%
Rank
25th
of 41 groups
All-time high
27.2%
in 2020
All-time low
20.0%
in 2006
Years of data
19
2003–2021

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Lower middle income, 2003–2021

01020302003201220212003: 20 % of revenue2004: 21.5 % of revenue2005: 22.4 % of revenue2006: 20 % of revenue2007: 21.2 % of revenue2008: 21.3 % of revenue2009: 21.7 % of revenue2010: 24.8 % of revenue2011: 24.8 % of revenue2012: 23.7 % of revenue2013: 24.5 % of revenue2014: 24.9 % of revenue2015: 26.2 % of revenue2016: 25.8 % of revenue2017: 24.3 % of revenue2018: 25.4 % of revenue2019: 24.8 % of revenue2020: 27.2 % of revenue2021: 25.8 % of revenue

Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of revenue.

Analysis

Lower middle income recorded 25.8% for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in 2021.

That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Lower middle income peaked at 27.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2006.

Lower middle income ranks 25th of 41 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Lower middle income, year by year

Annual values for Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue) in Lower middle income, 2003 to 2021.
Year % of revenue Change
2003 20.0%
2004 21.5% +7.3%
2005 22.4% +4.2%
2006 20.0% -10.7%
2007 21.2% +5.8%
2008 21.3% +0.5%
2009 21.7% +2.0%
2010 24.8% +14.3%
2011 24.8% +0.0%
2012 23.7% -4.5%
2013 24.5% +3.3%
2014 24.9% +1.7%
2015 26.2% +5.4%
2016 25.8% -1.4%
2017 24.3% -5.9%
2018 25.4% +4.5%
2019 24.8% -2.5%
2020 27.2% +9.9%
2021 25.8% -5.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 21.1% 20.0% 22.4% 7
2010s 24.9% 23.7% 26.2% 10
2020s 26.5% 25.8% 27.2% 2

Countries ranked near Lower middle income

  1. 22 Namibia 36.8% compare
  2. 23 Belgium 35.9% compare
  3. 24 Luxembourg 35.6% compare
  4. 25 Netherlands 35.5% compare
  5. 26 Mali 35.4% compare
  6. 27 Zambia 35.1% compare
  7. 28 Israel 35.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Lower middle income?
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Lower middle income was 25.8% in 2021, according to Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF).
What is the highest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Lower middle income?
The highest recorded value was 27.2% in 2020.
What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Lower middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2006.
How does Lower middle income rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
Lower middle income ranks 25th out of 41 groups with data for 2021.
Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Lower middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Lower middle income data come from?
The figures come from Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains (% of revenue)
Unit
% of revenue
Source
Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 5,670 data points, 1972–2024
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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.