Kenya vs Sierra Leone: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score

Kenya
72.79
in 2019
Sierra Leone
72.97
in 2019
Kenya rank
95th
Sierra Leone rank
94th

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

  • Kenya
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 72.97 against 72.79 in Kenya, a difference of 0.18.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Sierra Leone has been ahead every year.

Kenya ranks 95th and Sierra Leone ranks 94th of 191 countries.

Sierra Leone has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score, Kenya or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 72.97 against 72.79 in Kenya as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score between Kenya and Sierra Leone?
0.18, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sierra Leone?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Kenya and Sierra Leone rank globally for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Kenya ranks 95th and Sierra Leone ranks 94th 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.