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

Bahamas: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 87.07 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
87.07
Change on year
up 4.3%
World rank
24th
of 186 countries
All-time high
87.07
in 2015
All-time low
79.83
in 2013
Years of data
9
2007–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Bahamas, 2007–2015

0204060802007201120152007: 82.62008: 82.62009: 82.62010: 82.62011: 81.82012: 81.82013: 79.82014: 83.52015: 87.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Bahamas recorded 87.07 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bahamas peaked at 87.07 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 79.83, in 2013.

Bahamas ranks 24th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Bahamas, 2007 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2007 82.64
2008 82.64 +0.0%
2009 82.64 +0.0%
2010 82.64 +0.0%
2011 81.83 -1.0%
2012 81.82 -0.0%
2013 79.83 -2.4%
2014 83.52 +4.6%
2015 87.07 +4.3%

Bahamas compared with similar countries

  • Bahamas's 87.07 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.82, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Bahamas's 87.07 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.25, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 82.64 82.64 82.64 3
2010s 82.79 79.83 87.07 6

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 21 Luxembourg 88.58 compare
  2. 22 New Zealand 88.06 compare
  3. 23 Kiribati 87.51 compare
  4. 25 Croatia 86.91 compare
  5. 26 East Timor 86.15 compare
  6. 27 Netherlands 85.96 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bahamas?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bahamas was 87.07 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 87.07 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 79.83 in 2013.
How does Bahamas rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Bahamas ranks 24th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Bahamas?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bahamas 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.