Kuwait: Commercial tax rate

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 Kuwait

Tax rate, percent of commercial profits

 Latest value 13.00
 Year 2019
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2005 - 2019
 Average 11.83
 Min - Max 10.70 - 13.00
 Source The World Bank (doing business survey)
The latest value from 2019 is 13 percent, unchanged from 13 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 40.53 percent, based on data from 184 countries. Historically, the average for Kuwait from 2005 to 2019 is 11.83 percent. The minimum value, 10.7 percent, was reached in 2005 while the maximum of 13 percent was recorded in 2015. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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Kuwait - Commercial tax rate - Recent values chart

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Kuwait - Commercial tax rate - historical chart - 2005-2019




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.

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 Government spending, percent of GDP 25.22 2019 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 34.35 2019 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP 30.60 2022 percent
 Government debt 2.95 2022 percent
 Tax revenue 1.49 1998 percent
 Commercial tax rate 13.00 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 98 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 12 2019 taxes
 Taxes on goods and services 0.03 1998 percent
 Taxes on international trade 2.40 1998 percent
 Income and profits taxes 0.84 1998 percent
 Foreign aid 3.69 2004 million U.S. dollars
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