Italy vs Puerto Rico: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score

Italy
62.98
in 2015
Puerto Rico
63.22
in 2015
Italy rank
135th
Puerto Rico rank
134th

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

  • Italy
  • Puerto Rico
020406080200520102015

How they compare

Puerto Rico currently reports 63.22 against 62.98 in Italy, a difference of 0.24.

Across all 11 years both countries report, Puerto Rico has been ahead every year.

Italy ranks 135th and Puerto Rico ranks 134th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Italy Puerto Rico Difference Ahead
2000s 54.56 70.51 15.95 Puerto Rico
2010s 62.09 67.14 5.05 Puerto Rico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score, Italy or Puerto Rico?
Puerto Rico, at 63.22 against 62.98 in Italy as of 2015.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score between Italy and Puerto Rico?
0.24, with Puerto Rico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Puerto Rico?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Italy and Puerto Rico rank globally for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Italy ranks 135th and Puerto Rico ranks 134th 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.