Hong Kong, China vs Saudi Arabia: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score

Hong Kong, China
100
in 2015
Saudi Arabia
99.59
in 2015
Hong Kong, China rank
1st
Saudi Arabia rank
2nd

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

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Saudi Arabia
020406080100200520102015

How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 100 against 99.59 in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.41.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd of 185 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
2000s 99.37 92.45 6.92 Hong Kong, China
2010s 99.97 96.86 3.12 Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score, Hong Kong, China or Saudi Arabia?
Hong Kong, China, at 100 against 99.59 in Saudi Arabia as of 2015.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score between Hong Kong, China and Saudi Arabia?
0.41, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Saudi Arabia?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Hong Kong, China and Saudi Arabia rank globally for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Hong Kong, China ranks 1st and Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd 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.