Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Austria

Austria: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 78.33 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
78.33
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
69th
of 186 countries
All-time high
78.33
in 2015
All-time low
73.45
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Austria, 2005–2015

0204060802005201020152005: 73.52006: 76.62007: 76.62008: 76.62009: 76.42010: 76.52011: 76.82012: 762013: 76.42014: 78.32015: 78.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Austria recorded 78.33 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Austria peaked at 78.33 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 73.45, in 2005.

That places Austria 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Austria, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Austria, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 73.45 —
2006 76.64 +4.3%
2007 76.64 +0.0%
2008 76.64 +0.0%
2009 76.39 -0.3%
2010 76.53 +0.2%
2011 76.8 +0.4%
2012 76.01 -1.0%
2013 76.44 +0.6%
2014 78.33 +2.5%
2015 78.33 +0.0%

Austria compared with similar countries

  • Austria's 78.33 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.82, 96% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Austria's 78.33 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.96, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75.95 73.45 76.64 5
2010s 77.07 76.01 78.33 6

Countries ranked near Austria

  1. 66 Kosovo 78.43 compare
  2. 66 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 78.43 compare
  3. 68 Solomon Islands 78.42 compare
  4. 70 Belize 78.17 compare
  5. 71 Botswana 77.47 compare
  6. 72 Iraq 77.28 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Austria?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Austria was 78.33 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Austria?
The highest recorded value was 78.33 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Austria?
The lowest recorded value was 73.45 in 2005.
How does Austria rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Austria ranks 69th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Austria?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Austria data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 2,013 data points, 2005–2015
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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. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB06-16 studies.