How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United Kingdom?

15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iraq vs United Kingdom: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score

Iraq

93.4%

in 2019

United Kingdom

93.8%

in 2019

Iraq rank

53rd

United Kingdom rank

50th

Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score over time

Iraq
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 93.8% against 93.4% in Iraq, a difference of 0.4%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 15 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 53rd and United Kingdom ranks 50th of 191 countries.

Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
2000s	95.8%	88.1%	7.7%	Iraq
2010s	93.4%	90.4%	3.1%	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score, Iraq or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 93.8% against 93.4% in Iraq as of 2019.
What is the difference in paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score between Iraq and United Kingdom?: 0.4%, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and United Kingdom?: 15 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2019.
How do Iraq and United Kingdom rank globally for paying taxes: total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - score?: Iraq ranks 53rd and United Kingdom ranks 50th of 191 countries.
Where does this data come from?: The World Bank, published as Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Paying taxes: Total tax and contribution rate (% of profit) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed: 07 September 2026

The score for total tax and contribution rate 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.