Germany vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score

Germany
90
in 2019
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
90
in 2019
Germany rank
40th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
40th

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score over time

  • Germany
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020406080100200520122019

How they compare

Germany currently reports 90 against 90 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.

Across all 15 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Germany ranks 40th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 40th of 190 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
2000s 85 91.67 6.67 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 89 91.5 2.5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score, Germany or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Germany, at 90 against 90 in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score between Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
0, with Germany ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Germany and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Germany ranks 40th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 40th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

The score for tax payments benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.