Kenya vs South Africa: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score

Kenya
62.03
in 2019
South Africa
60.79
in 2019
Kenya rank
90th
South Africa rank
91st

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

  • Kenya
  • South Africa
0204060201520172019

How they compare

Kenya currently reports 62.03 against 60.79 in South Africa, a difference of 1.24.

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

Kenya ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 91st of 182 countries.

Kenya 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, Kenya or South Africa?
Kenya, at 62.03 against 60.79 in South Africa as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score between Kenya and South Africa?
1.24, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Africa?
5 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2019.
How do Kenya and South Africa rank globally for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Kenya ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 91st 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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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.