Netherlands vs United States: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score

Netherlands
87.41
in 2019
United States
86.76
in 2019
Netherlands rank
22nd
United States rank
25th

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

  • Netherlands
  • United States
020406080201520172019

How they compare

Netherlands currently reports 87.41 against 86.76 in United States, a difference of 0.65.

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

Netherlands ranks 22nd and United States ranks 25th of 188 countries.

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

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score, Netherlands or United States?
Netherlands, at 87.41 against 86.76 in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score between Netherlands and United States?
0.65, with Netherlands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Netherlands and United States?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Netherlands and United States rank globally for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Netherlands ranks 22nd and United States ranks 25th of 188 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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About this data

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.