Romania vs United States: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score

Romania
80.58
in 2015
United States
80.81
in 2015
Romania rank
52nd
United States rank
50th

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

  • Romania
  • United States
020406080200520102015

How they compare

United States currently reports 80.81 against 80.58 in Romania, a difference of 0.23.

Across all 11 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.

Romania ranks 52nd and United States ranks 50th of 186 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Romania United States Difference Ahead
2000s 48.28 75.12 26.84 United States
2010s 64.12 79.86 15.75 United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score, Romania or United States?
United States, at 80.81 against 80.58 in Romania as of 2015.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score between Romania and United States?
0.23, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and United States?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Romania and United States rank globally for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Romania ranks 52nd and United States ranks 50th 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.