Which has higher paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score, Liberia or Micronesia (country)?

Micronesia (country), at 68.78 against 68.3 in Liberia as of 2015.

What is the difference in paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score between Liberia and Micronesia (country)?

0.48, with Micronesia (country) ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Micronesia (country)?

10 years are reported by both, from 2006 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.

Liberia vs Micronesia (country): Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score

Liberia

68.3

in 2015

Micronesia (country)

68.78

in 2015

Liberia rank

111th

Micronesia (country) rank

109th

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

Liberia
Micronesia (country)

How they compare

Micronesia (country) currently reports 68.78 against 68.3 in Liberia, a difference of 0.48.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 111th and Micronesia (country) ranks 109th of 183 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Liberia	Micronesia (country)	Difference	Ahead
2000s	70.38	69.64	0.7472	Liberia
2010s	73.54	69.19	4.34	Liberia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score, Liberia or Micronesia (country)?: Micronesia (country), at 68.78 against 68.3 in Liberia as of 2015.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score between Liberia and Micronesia (country)?: 0.48, with Micronesia (country) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Liberia and Micronesia (country)?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2015.
How do Liberia and Micronesia (country) rank globally for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?: Liberia ranks 111th and Micronesia (country) ranks 109th of 183 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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About this data

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: 10 August 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.