Malawi vs East Timor: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score

Malawi
62.37
in 2019
East Timor
61.95
in 2019
Malawi rank
136th
East Timor rank
137th

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

  • Malawi
  • East Timor
0204060201520172019

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 62.37 against 61.95 in East Timor, a difference of 0.42.

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

Malawi ranks 136th and East Timor ranks 137th of 191 countries.

East Timor has averaged higher in every one of the 1 decades both report.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score, Malawi or East Timor?
Malawi, at 62.37 against 61.95 in East Timor as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score between Malawi and East Timor?
0.42, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and East Timor?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Malawi and East Timor rank globally for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Malawi ranks 136th and East Timor ranks 137th 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.