Estonia vs New Zealand: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score

Estonia
89.88
in 2019
New Zealand
91.05
in 2019
Estonia rank
12th
New Zealand rank
9th

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

  • Estonia
  • New Zealand
020406080100201520172019

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 91.05 against 89.88 in Estonia, a difference of 1.17.

Across all 5 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.

Estonia ranks 12th and New Zealand ranks 9th of 190 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score, Estonia or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 91.05 against 89.88 in Estonia as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score between Estonia and New Zealand?
1.17, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Estonia and New Zealand?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Estonia and New Zealand rank globally for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Estonia ranks 12th and New Zealand ranks 9th 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.