Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kiribati
Kiribati: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 37.8% in 2023. ▼ Falling
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kiribati, 2011–2023
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
In 2023, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kiribati stood at 37.8%.
The figure is up 11.0% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kiribati peaked at 42.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 29.7%, in 2016.
Kiribati ranks 76th of 153 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 38.1% | — |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +10.7% |
| 2013 | 36.7% | -13.1% |
| 2014 | 38.5% | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 32.3% | -15.9% |
| 2016 | 29.7% | -8.2% |
| 2017 | 33.5% | +12.8% |
| 2018 | 36.7% | +9.6% |
| 2019 | 30.9% | -16.0% |
| 2020 | 31.9% | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 31.7% | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 34.1% | +7.4% |
| 2023 | 37.8% | +11.0% |
Kiribati compared with similar countries
- Kiribati's 37.8% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 35.7%, 1.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
- Kiribati's 37.8% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.9%, 95% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 35.4% | 29.7% | 42.2% | 9 |
| 2020s | 33.9% | 31.7% | 37.8% | 4 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kiribati?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Kiribati was 37.8% in 2023, 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 Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.7% in 2016.
- How does Kiribati rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Kiribati ranks 76th out of 153 countries with data for 2023.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kiribati 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 total taxes). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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 total taxes which includes all compulsory, unrequited payments, in cash or in kind, made by institutional units to government units.