Japan vs United States: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score

Japan
95.15
in 2019
United States
94.04
in 2019
Japan rank
17th
United States rank
20th

Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score over time

  • Japan
  • United States
020406080100201520172019

How they compare

Japan currently reports 95.15 against 94.04 in United States, a difference of 1.11.

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

Japan ranks 17th and United States ranks 20th of 182 countries.

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

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score, Japan or United States?
Japan, at 95.15 against 94.04 in United States as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score between Japan and United States?
1.11, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Japan and United States rank globally for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Japan ranks 17th and United States ranks 20th of 182 countries.
Where does this data come from?
The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (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: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 910 data points, 2015–2019
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The score for postfiling index 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, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.