Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in India
India: Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax was 41.83 Percentage of taxable income in 2016. ▬ Flat
Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in India, 2000–2016
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of taxable income.
Analysis
The most recent figure for effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in India is 41.83 Percentage of taxable income, measured in 2016.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in India peaked at 45.74 Percentage of taxable income in 2000 and was at its lowest, 31.16 Percentage of taxable income, in 2002.
That places India 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2016, putting it in the top 10%.
Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in India, year by year
| Year | Percentage of taxable income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.74 Percentage of taxable income | — |
| 2001 | 45.28 Percentage of taxable income | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 31.16 Percentage of taxable income | -31.2% |
| 2003 | 39.15 Percentage of taxable income | +25.6% |
| 2004 | 38.62 Percentage of taxable income | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 37.5 Percentage of taxable income | -2.9% |
| 2006 | 37.5 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 39.22 Percentage of taxable income | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 39.46 Percentage of taxable income | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 39.46 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 38.67 Percentage of taxable income | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 37.88 Percentage of taxable income | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 37.88 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 39.46 Percentage of taxable income | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 41.4 Percentage of taxable income | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 41.83 Percentage of taxable income | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 41.83 Percentage of taxable income | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax in India changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -31.2% | 45.28 Percentage of taxable income | 31.16 Percentage of taxable income |
| 2003 | +25.6% | 31.16 Percentage of taxable income | 39.15 Percentage of taxable income |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 39.31 Percentage of taxable income | 31.16 Percentage of taxable income | 45.74 Percentage of taxable income | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.85 Percentage of taxable income | 37.88 Percentage of taxable income | 41.83 Percentage of taxable income | 7 |
Countries ranked near India
More economy & growth data for India
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 5.66 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 6.5 Percent per annum (2029)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 35.69 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.009 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 24.38 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 39.10 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 44.06 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 26.71 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 8.87 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in India?
- Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax in India was 41.83 Percentage of taxable income in 2016, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 45.74 Percentage of taxable income in 2000.
- What is the lowest effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.16 Percentage of taxable income in 2002.
- How does India rank for effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax?
- India ranks 1st out of 41 countries with data for 2016.
- Is effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - corporate tax rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Effective tax rates for income based tax incentives - Corporate tax statistics — Effective average tax rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This table reports synthetic tax policy indicators that capture the effect of income-based R&D tax incentives on firms’ investment costs: The EATR for R&D measures the impact of taxation on R&D investments that earn an economic profit. the user cost of capital for R&D measures the return that a firm needs to realise on an R&D investment before tax to offset all costs and taxes that arise from the investment, making zero economic profit. Further methodological information is available in the explanatory annex.