Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business in Pakistan
Pakistan: Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business was 29 Percentage of taxable income in 2026. ▼ Falling
Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business in Pakistan, 2000–2026
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
Pakistan recorded 29 Percentage of taxable income for corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in 2026. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Pakistan peaked at 45.15 Percentage of taxable income in 2000 and was at its lowest, 29 Percentage of taxable income, in 2019.
Pakistan ranks 28th of 128 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business in Pakistan, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.15 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2001 | 45.15 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45 Percentage of taxable income | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 35 Percentage of taxable income | -22.2% |
| 2004 | 35 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34 Percentage of taxable income | -2.9% |
| 2015 | 33 Percentage of taxable income | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 32 Percentage of taxable income | -3.0% |
| 2017 | 31 Percentage of taxable income | -3.1% |
| 2018 | 30 Percentage of taxable income | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 29 Percentage of taxable income | -3.3% |
| 2020 | 29 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2026 | 29 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
Pakistan compared with similar countries
- Pakistan's 29 Percentage of taxable income is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 29.5 Percentage of taxable income, 98% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
- Pakistan's 29 Percentage of taxable income is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 20 Percentage of taxable income, 1.4× the median. (14 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.03 Percentage of taxable income | 35 Percentage of taxable income | 45.15 Percentage of taxable income | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9 Percentage of taxable income | 29 Percentage of taxable income | 35 Percentage of taxable income | 10 |
| 2020s | 29 Percentage of taxable income | 29 Percentage of taxable income | 29 Percentage of taxable income | 7 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 25 Japan 29.74 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 26 Peru 29.5 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 26 Portugal 29.5 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 29 New Zealand 28 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 29 Congo 28 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 29 Grenada 28 Percentage of taxable income compare
- 29 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 28 Percentage of taxable income compare
More economy & growth data for Pakistan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.11 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 267.00 million BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 1.05 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 1.85 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual -30.51 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 7.26 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 43.72 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Pakistan?
- Corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business in Pakistan was 29 Percentage of taxable income in 2026, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business recorded in Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 45.15 Percentage of taxable income in 2000.
- What is the lowest corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 29 Percentage of taxable income in 2019.
- How does Pakistan rank for corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business?
- Pakistan ranks 28th out of 128 countries with data for 2026.
- Is corporate income tax (cit) - statutory and targeted small business rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Pakistan data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Corporate income tax (CIT) - statutory and targeted small business rates — Combined corporate income tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Statutory and targeted, sub-central and combined corporate income tax (CIT) rates. Targeted rates of 'small incorporated business' are on the basis of size alone (e.g. number of employees, amount of assets, turnover or taxable income) and not on the basis of expenditures or other targeting criteria. Targeted rates data are only available for OECD member countries.