Which has higher paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?

Saudi Arabia, at 99.59 against 99.44 in United Arab Emirates as of 2015.

How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?

11 years are reported by both, from 2005 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.

Saudi Arabia vs United Arab Emirates: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score

Saudi Arabia

99.59

in 2015

United Arab Emirates

99.44

in 2015

Saudi Arabia rank

2nd

United Arab Emirates rank

3rd

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

Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 99.59 against 99.44 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.15.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United Arab Emirates ahead.

Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd of 185 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Saudi Arabia	United Arab Emirates	Difference	Ahead
2000s	92.45	93.89	1.44	United Arab Emirates
2010s	96.86	97.59	0.7373	United Arab Emirates

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates?: Saudi Arabia, at 99.59 against 99.44 in United Arab Emirates as of 2015.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score between Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?: 0.15, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates rank globally for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?: Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd and United Arab Emirates ranks 3rd 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: 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.