Democratic Republic of Congo vs Equatorial Guinea: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score

Democratic Republic of Congo
40.93
in 2019
Equatorial Guinea
41.54
in 2019
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
181st
Equatorial Guinea rank
180th

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

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Equatorial Guinea
0204060201520172019

How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 41.54 against 40.93 in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.61.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Equatorial Guinea has been ahead every year.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 181st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 180th of 191 countries.

Equatorial Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score, Democratic Republic of Congo or Equatorial Guinea?
Equatorial Guinea, at 41.54 against 40.93 in Democratic Republic of Congo as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score between Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
0.61, with Equatorial Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 181st and Equatorial Guinea ranks 180th of 191 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
191 places, 955 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.