Belize: Income and profits taxes

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 Belize

Income, profits, and capital gains taxes: percent of revenue

 Latest value 24.37
 Year 2017
 Measure percent
 Data availability 1990 - 2017
 Average 23.06
 Min - Max 17.38 - 31.01
 Source The World Bank
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The latest value from 2017 is 24.37 percent, a decline from 24.95 percent in 2016. In comparison, the world average is 23.81 percent, based on data from 136 countries. Historically, the average for Belize from 1990 to 2017 is 23.06 percent. The minimum value, 17.38 percent, was reached in 1995 while the maximum of 31.01 percent was recorded in 2010. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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 Recent values Belize: Income and profits taxes
 2017 24.37
 2016 24.95
 2015 25.72
 2014 27.52
 2013 26.21
 2012 28.92
 2011 28.80
 2010 31.01




Definition: 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 revenue which includes all transactions that add to the amount of economic value of a unit or sector.

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