Sao Tome and Principe vs Timor-Leste: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score

Sao Tome and Principe
61.8
in 2019
Timor-Leste
61.95
in 2019
Sao Tome and Principe rank
138th
Timor-Leste rank
137th

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

  • Sao Tome and Principe
  • Timor-Leste
0204060201520172019

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 61.95 against 61.8 in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0.15.

Across all 5 years both countries report, Timor-Leste has been ahead every year.

Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138th and Timor-Leste ranks 137th of 191 countries.

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

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score, Sao Tome and Principe or Timor-Leste?
Timor-Leste, at 61.95 against 61.8 in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score between Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
0.15, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Sao Tome and Principe and Timor-Leste rank globally for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 138th and Timor-Leste 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.