South Africa - Total tax rate

Total tax rate (% of commercial profits)

Total tax rate (% of commercial profits) in South Africa was 29.20 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 37.10 in 2005, while its lowest value was 28.70 in 2013.

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/).

See also:

Year Value
2005 37.10
2006 36.60
2007 36.10
2008 33.30
2009 30.00
2010 30.20
2011 31.80
2012 32.00
2013 28.70
2014 28.90
2015 28.80
2016 28.80
2017 28.90
2018 29.10
2019 29.20

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment