South Africa: Commercial tax rate

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 South Africa

Tax rate, percent of commercial profits

 Latest value 29.20
 Year 2019
 Measure percent
 Data availability 2005 - 2019
 Average 31.30
 Min - Max 28.70 - 37.10
 Source The World Bank (doing business survey)
The latest value from 2019 is 29.2 percent, an increase from 29.1 percent in 2018. In comparison, the world average is 40.53 percent, based on data from 184 countries. Historically, the average for South Africa from 2005 to 2019 is 31.3 percent. The minimum value, 28.7 percent, was reached in 2013 while the maximum of 37.1 percent was recorded in 2005. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.
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South Africa - Commercial tax rate - Recent values chart

Historical series
South Africa - 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 19.71 2023 percent
 Government spending, in dollars 73.66 2023 billion U.S. dollars
 Fiscal balance, percent of GDP -6.30 2019 percent
 Government debt 73.90 2023 percent
 Government expenditure 354.90 Q3/2024 billion
 Long-term interest rate 10.25 12/2024 percent
 Tax revenue 25.44 2022 percent
 Commercial tax rate 29.20 2019 percent
 Tax preparation time 210 2019 hours
 Number of taxes 7 2019 taxes
 Taxes on goods and services 31.27 2022 percent
 Taxes on international trade 3.93 2022 percent
 Income and profits taxes 51.77 2022 percent
 Foreign aid 1,028.58 2022 million U.S. dollars
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