New Zealand vs Singapore: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score

New Zealand
91.05
in 2019
Singapore
91.58
in 2019
New Zealand rank
9th
Singapore rank
7th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Singapore
020406080100201520172019

How they compare

Singapore currently reports 91.58 against 91.05 in New Zealand, a difference of 0.53.

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

New Zealand ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 7th of 190 countries.

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

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score, New Zealand or Singapore?
Singapore, at 91.58 against 91.05 in New Zealand as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score between New Zealand and Singapore?
0.53, with Singapore ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Singapore?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do New Zealand and Singapore rank globally for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
New Zealand ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 7th 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.