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

Bhutan: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 84.99 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
84.99
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 186 countries
All-time high
84.99
in 2013
All-time low
84.02
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 842006: 842007: 842008: 842009: 842010: 842011: 842012: 842013: 852014: 852015: 85

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bhutan stood at 84.99. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bhutan peaked at 84.99 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 84.02, in 2005.

Bhutan ranks 30th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Bhutan, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 84.02 —
2006 84.02 +0.0%
2007 84.02 +0.0%
2008 84.02 +0.0%
2009 84.02 +0.0%
2010 84.02 +0.0%
2011 84.02 +0.0%
2012 84.02 +0.0%
2013 84.99 +1.2%
2014 84.99 +0.0%
2015 84.99 +0.0%

Bhutan compared with similar countries

  • Bhutan's 84.99 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.23, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bhutan's 84.99 is above the median for South Asia, which is 62.77, 1.4× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.02 84.02 84.02 5
2010s 84.5 84.02 84.99 6

Countries ranked near Bhutan

  1. 27 Netherlands 85.96 compare
  2. 28 Malta 85.85 compare
  3. 29 Latvia 85.75 compare
  4. 31 South Korea 84.53 compare
  5. 32 Estonia 84.41 compare
  6. 33 Slovenia 84.36 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bhutan?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bhutan was 84.99 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Bhutan?
The highest recorded value was 84.99 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Bhutan?
The lowest recorded value was 84.02 in 2005.
How does Bhutan rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Bhutan ranks 30th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Bhutan?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bhutan 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.