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

United Kingdom
86.18
in 2019
United States
86.76
in 2019
United Kingdom rank
27th
United States rank
25th

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

  • United Kingdom
  • United States
020406080201520172019

How they compare

United States currently reports 86.76 against 86.18 in United Kingdom, a difference of 0.58.

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

United Kingdom ranks 27th and United States ranks 25th of 190 countries.

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

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score, United Kingdom or United States?
United States, at 86.76 against 86.18 in United Kingdom as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score between United Kingdom and United States?
0.58, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United Kingdom and United States?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do United Kingdom and United States rank globally for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
United Kingdom ranks 27th and United States ranks 25th 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.