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

Bangladesh: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 60.23 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
60.23
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
140th
of 183 countries
All-time high
60.23
in 2015
All-time low
52.11
in 2007
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

02040602005201020152005: 53.12006: 53.12007: 52.12008: 57.62009: 57.62010: 57.62011: 57.62012: 58.12013: 59.72014: 59.72015: 60.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bangladesh stood at 60.23. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bangladesh peaked at 60.23 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 52.11, in 2007.

Bangladesh ranks 140th of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 54.68 52.11 57.61 5
2010s 58.84 57.58 60.23 6

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 137 Colombia 61.72 compare
  2. 138 Zimbabwe 60.82 compare
  3. 139 Saint Kitts and Nevis 60.64 compare
  4. 141 Angola 60.22 compare
  5. 142 Mali 60.16 compare
  6. 143 El Salvador 59.35 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bangladesh?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bangladesh was 60.23 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 60.23 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 52.11 in 2007.
How does Bangladesh rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Bangladesh ranks 140th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh 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
185 places, 2,006 data points, 2005–2015
Last refreshed

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.