Afghanistan vs Costa Rica: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score

Afghanistan
74.79
in 2015
Costa Rica
75
in 2015
Afghanistan rank
87th
Costa Rica rank
86th

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Costa Rica
020406080200520102015

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 75 against 74.79 in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.21.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Afghanistan ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 87th and Costa Rica ranks 86th of 185 countries.

Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Costa Rica Difference Ahead
2000s 75.57 46.23 29.34 Afghanistan
2010s 74.88 62.72 12.17 Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score, Afghanistan or Costa Rica?
Costa Rica, at 75 against 74.79 in Afghanistan as of 2015.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score between Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
0.21, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Costa Rica?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Afghanistan and Costa Rica rank globally for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Afghanistan ranks 87th and Costa Rica ranks 86th of 185 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,006 data points, 2005–2015
Last refreshed

The score for paying taxes is the simple average of the scores for each of the component indicators, the payments, time and total tax and contribution rate for a company to comply with tax laws in an economy. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-16 studies.