Maldives vs Papua New Guinea: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score

Maldives
66.42
in 2019
Papua New Guinea
67.15
in 2019
Maldives rank
119th
Papua New Guinea rank
118th

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

  • Maldives
  • Papua New Guinea
020406080201520172019

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 67.15 against 66.42 in Maldives, a difference of 0.73.

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

Maldives ranks 119th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 190 countries.

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

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score, Maldives or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 67.15 against 66.42 in Maldives as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score between Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
0.73, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Papua New Guinea?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Maldives and Papua New Guinea rank globally for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Maldives ranks 119th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th 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.