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

Belize: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 78.17 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
78.17
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
70th
of 186 countries
All-time high
78.17
in 2013
All-time low
69.79
in 2006
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 69.82006: 69.82007: 69.82008: 71.12009: 71.12010: 71.12011: 77.22012: 77.22013: 78.22014: 78.22015: 78.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Belize stood at 78.17. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Belize peaked at 78.17 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 69.79, in 2006.

That places Belize 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Belize, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 69.8 —
2006 69.79 -0.0%
2007 69.79 +0.0%
2008 71.1 +1.9%
2009 71.1 +0.0%
2010 71.1 +0.0%
2011 77.21 +8.6%
2012 77.21 +0.0%
2013 78.17 +1.2%
2014 78.17 +0.0%
2015 78.17 +0.0%

Belize compared with similar countries

  • Belize's 78.17 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.49, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Belize's 78.17 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.25, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.32 69.79 71.1 5
2010s 76.67 71.1 78.17 6

Countries ranked near Belize

  1. 68 Solomon Islands 78.42 compare
  2. 69 Austria 78.33 compare
  3. 71 Botswana 77.47 compare
  4. 72 Iraq 77.28 compare
  5. 73 Germany 77 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Belize?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Belize was 78.17 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Belize?
The highest recorded value was 78.17 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Belize?
The lowest recorded value was 69.79 in 2006.
How does Belize rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Belize ranks 70th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Belize?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Belize 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.