Iran vs Sri Lanka: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score

Iran
59.54
in 2019
Sri Lanka
59.78
in 2019
Iran rank
145th
Sri Lanka rank
143rd

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

  • Iran
  • Sri Lanka
0204060201520172019

How they compare

Sri Lanka currently reports 59.78 against 59.54 in Iran, a difference of 0.24.

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

Iran ranks 145th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 191 countries.

Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score, Iran or Sri Lanka?
Sri Lanka, at 59.78 against 59.54 in Iran as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score between Iran and Sri Lanka?
0.24, with Sri Lanka ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Sri Lanka?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Iran and Sri Lanka rank globally for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Iran ranks 145th and Sri Lanka ranks 143rd 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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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.