Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Nauru
Nauru: Taxes on income, profits and capital gains was 52.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Nauru, 2015–2024
Source: Government Finance Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in % of total taxes.
Analysis
The most recent figure for taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Nauru is 52.2%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and up 37.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Nauru peaked at 75.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 37.2%, in 2016.
Nauru ranks 28th of 153 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Nauru, year by year
| Year | % of total taxes | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 38.1% | — |
| 2016 | 37.2% | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 38.5% | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 56.0% | +45.6% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +18.6% |
| 2020 | 75.2% | +13.2% |
| 2021 | 67.5% | -10.3% |
| 2022 | 63.2% | -6.3% |
| 2023 | 64.4% | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 52.2% | -19.1% |
Nauru compared with similar countries
- Nauru's 52.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 43.9%, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- Nauru's 52.2% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 39.9%, 1.3× the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 47.3% | 37.2% | 66.5% | 5 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 52.2% | 75.2% | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Nauru?
- Taxes on income, profits and capital gains in Nauru was 52.2% in 2024, 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 Nauru?
- The highest recorded value was 75.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest taxes on income, profits and capital gains recorded in Nauru?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.2% in 2016.
- How does Nauru rank for taxes on income, profits and capital gains?
- Nauru ranks 28th out of 153 countries with data for 2024.
- Is taxes on income, profits and capital gains rising or falling in Nauru?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nauru 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.