Which has higher paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score, Brazil or Democratic Republic of Congo?

Democratic Republic of Congo, at 43.5 against 42.98 in Brazil as of 2015.

What is the difference in paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score between Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo?

0.52, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo?

11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.

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.

Brazil vs Democratic Republic of Congo: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score

Brazil

42.98

in 2015

Democratic Republic of Congo

43.5

in 2015

Brazil rank

175th

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

172nd

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

Brazil
Democratic Republic of Congo

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 43.5 against 42.98 in Brazil, a difference of 0.52.

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

Brazil ranks 175th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 172nd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Democratic Republic of Congo	Difference	Ahead
2000s	42.72	32.77	9.95	Brazil
2010s	43.24	38.64	4.6	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score, Brazil or Democratic Republic of Congo?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 43.5 against 42.98 in Brazil as of 2015.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score between Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 0.52, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Brazil and Democratic Republic of Congo rank globally for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?: Brazil ranks 175th and Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 172nd of 186 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: 186 places, 2,013 data points, 2005–2015
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

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.