As of 2019, medium-size businesses had to pay 59 taxes and contributions per year in Tanzania. This was the highest number of payments registered in Sub-Saharan Africa, followed by 56 in Central African Republic. Moreover, the number reached 54 each in Benin and Chad. On the other hand, businesses executed seven tax payments in South Africa, the lowest level in the region. The average for Sub-Saharan Africa was measured at 36.6 payments.
Number of tax payments per year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019, by country
According to the source, "taxes and contributions measured include the profit or corporate income tax, social contributions and labor taxes paid by the employer, property taxes, property transfer taxes, dividend tax, capital gains tax, financial transactions tax, waste collection taxes, vehicle and road taxes, and any other small taxes or fees".
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World Bank. (October 24, 2019). Number of tax payments per year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 26, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236598/number-of-tax-payments-per-year-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/
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World Bank. "Number of Tax Payments per Year in Sub-saharan Africa as of 2019, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236598/number-of-tax-payments-per-year-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/
World Bank, Number of tax payments per year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236598/number-of-tax-payments-per-year-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/ (last visited December 26, 2024)
Number of tax payments per year in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2019, by country [Graph], World Bank, October 24, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1236598/number-of-tax-payments-per-year-in-sub-saharan-africa-by-country/
