São Tomé and Principe - Total tax rate

Total tax rate (% of commercial profits)

Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) in São Tomé and Principe was 32.50 as of 2011. Its highest value over the past 6 years was 48.70 in 2007, while its lowest value was 32.50 in 2011.

Definition: Total tax rate measures the amount of taxes and mandatory contributions payable by businesses after accounting for allowable deductions and exemptions as a share of commercial profits. Taxes withheld (such as personal income tax) or collected and remitted to tax authorities (such as value added taxes, sales taxes or goods and service taxes) are excluded.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

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Year	Value
2005	46.90
2006	48.70
2007	48.70
2008	47.20
2009	47.20
2010	33.30
2011	32.50

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment