Hong Kong vs United Arab Emirates: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score

Hong Kong
100
in 2015
United Arab Emirates
99.44
in 2015
Hong Kong rank
1st
United Arab Emirates rank
3rd

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

  • Hong Kong
  • United Arab Emirates
020406080100200520102015

How they compare

Hong Kong currently reports 100 against 99.44 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.56.

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

Hong Kong ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 99.37 93.89 5.48 Hong Kong
2010s 99.97 97.59 2.38 Hong Kong

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score, Hong Kong or United Arab Emirates?
Hong Kong, at 100 against 99.44 in United Arab Emirates as of 2015.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score between Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates?
0.56, with Hong Kong ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Hong Kong and United Arab Emirates rank globally for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Hong Kong ranks 1st and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd 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

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.