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Map of income taxes paid in 2020

The world map below shows income taxes paid and withholding taxes accrued in line with our country-by-country report. In 2020, we paid $3.3 billion of corporate income taxes and accrued $132 million of withholding taxes. This gives a total of $3.4 billion in income taxes and withholding taxes as reported in our country-by-country report. For more details, see the chapter on Our tax data.

Europe
Middle East
Asia-Pacific
Americas
Africa
Overview
Europe
$690 million
Middle East
$1,651 million
Asia-Pacific
$524 million
Americas
$22 million
Africa
$551 million
Europe
$690 million
Norway
469,074,740
Switzerland
134,206,904
Netherlands
106,930,390
Poland
14,920,056
Belgium
11,404,479
Others
(46,262,052)
Middle East
$1,651 million
Oman
1,082,984,769
Qatar [A]
491,523,750
United Arab Emirates
50,010,445
Kuwait
22,781,352
Saudi Arabia
3,777,025
Asia-Pacific
$524 million
Philippines
111,243,144
Malaysia
90,025,350
Kazakhstan
82,877,493
China
67,413,658
Brunei
35,069,217
Others
137,238,702
Americas
$22 million
United States of America
16,617,326
Trinidad and Tobago
14,516,267
Mexico
3,568,397
Brazil
1,826,050
Peru
1,564,713
Others
(15,608,375)
Africa
$551 million
Nigeria
472,749,053
Egypt
44,499,351
Tunisia
33,408,891
Others
65,623
Corporate income tax
This is a direct tax imposed on companies’ profits. It is sometimes levied at a national level but can also be levied on a state or local basis.
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Country-by-country reporting
Country-by-country reporting (CbCR) was introduced for all large multinational enterprises (MNEs) as part of the OECD BEPS project. The report should disclose aggregate data on income, profit, taxes paid and economic activity among tax jurisdictions in which the MNE operates. The report is filed with the main tax authority (typically the tax authority in the country in which the MNE has its head office) which can share it with tax authorities in other countries.
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Withholding taxes
A withholding tax is an income tax to be paid to the government by the payer of the income rather than by the recipient of the income. The tax is thus withheld or deducted from the income due to the recipient. Withholding taxes usually apply to royalties, interest or dividends.
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