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

Bahrain: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 94.44 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
94.44
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
7th
of 186 countries
All-time high
94.44
in 2010
All-time low
87.78
in 2007
Years of data
9
2007–2015

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

0204060801002007201120152007: 87.82008: 87.82009: 87.82010: 94.42011: 94.42012: 94.42013: 94.42014: 94.42015: 94.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bahrain is 94.44, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bahrain peaked at 94.44 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 87.78, in 2007.

Bahrain ranks 7th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Bahrain, 2007 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2007 87.78 —
2008 87.78 +0.0%
2009 87.78 +0.0%
2010 94.44 +7.6%
2011 94.44 +0.0%
2012 94.44 +0.0%
2013 94.44 +0.0%
2014 94.44 +0.0%
2015 94.44 +0.0%

Bahrain compared with similar countries

  • Bahrain's 94.44 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.82, 1.2× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Bahrain's 94.44 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 78.09, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.78 87.78 87.78 3
2010s 94.44 94.44 94.44 6

Countries ranked near Bahrain

  1. 5 Singapore 96.56 compare
  2. 6 Ireland 95.02 compare
  3. 8 North Macedonia 94.17 compare
  4. 9 Canada 93 compare
  5. 10 Kuwait 92.48 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bahrain?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bahrain was 94.44 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Bahrain?
The highest recorded value was 94.44 in 2010.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Bahrain?
The lowest recorded value was 87.78 in 2007.
How does Bahrain rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Bahrain ranks 7th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Bahrain?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bahrain 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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Indicator
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.