Belgium vs Costa Rica: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score

Belgium
78.38
in 2019
Costa Rica
77.99
in 2019
Belgium rank
63rd
Costa Rica rank
66th

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score over time

  • Belgium
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Belgium currently reports 78.38 against 77.99 in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.39.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Belgium ranks 63rd and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 190 countries.

Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score, Belgium or Costa Rica?
Belgium, at 78.38 against 77.99 in Costa Rica as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score between Belgium and Costa Rica?
0.39, with Belgium ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Belgium ranks 63rd and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 950 data points, 2015–2019
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, as well as the postfiling procedures to request and process a VAT refund claim and to comply with and complete a corporate income tax correction. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.