Japan vs South Africa: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score

Japan
81.63
in 2019
South Africa
81.25
in 2019
Japan rank
51st
South Africa rank
54th

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

  • Japan
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 81.63 against 81.25 in South Africa, a difference of 0.38.

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

Japan ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 54th of 190 countries.

South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score, Japan or South Africa?
Japan, at 81.63 against 81.25 in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score between Japan and South Africa?
0.38, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Japan ranks 51st and South Africa ranks 54th 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.