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

Costa Rica
75
in 2015
Saint Lucia
75.04
in 2015
Costa Rica rank
86th
Saint Lucia rank
85th

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

  • Costa Rica
  • Saint Lucia
020406080200520102015

How they compare

Saint Lucia currently reports 75.04 against 75 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.04.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Saint Lucia has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 86th and Saint Lucia ranks 85th of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Saint Lucia Difference Ahead
2000s 46.23 77.07 30.84 Saint Lucia
2010s 62.72 75.72 13 Saint Lucia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score, Costa Rica or Saint Lucia?
Saint Lucia, at 75.04 against 75 in Costa Rica as of 2015.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score between Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
0.04, with Saint Lucia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saint Lucia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Costa Rica and Saint Lucia rank globally for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Costa Rica ranks 86th and Saint Lucia ranks 85th 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.