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

Bolivia: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 12.18 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
12.18
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
186th
of 186 countries
All-time high
15.58
in 2011
All-time low
12.18
in 2013
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0510152005201020152005: 15.62006: 15.62007: 15.62008: 15.62009: 15.62010: 15.62011: 15.62012: 12.52013: 12.22014: 12.22015: 12.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bolivia is 12.18, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 21.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bolivia peaked at 15.58 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 12.18, in 2013.

That places Bolivia 186th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Bolivia, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 15.58 —
2006 15.57 -0.1%
2007 15.57 +0.0%
2008 15.57 +0.0%
2009 15.57 +0.0%
2010 15.57 +0.0%
2011 15.58 +0.1%
2012 12.53 -19.6%
2013 12.18 -2.8%
2014 12.18 +0.0%
2015 12.18 +0.0%

Bolivia compared with similar countries

  • Bolivia's 12.18 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.23, 20% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Bolivia's 12.18 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.25, 19% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 15.57 15.57 15.58 5
2010s 13.37 12.18 15.58 6

Countries ranked near Bolivia

  1. 183 Mauritania 20.28 compare
  2. 184 Chad 19.54 compare
  3. 185 Venezuela 13.87 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bolivia?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Bolivia was 12.18 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Bolivia?
The highest recorded value was 15.58 in 2011.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Bolivia?
The lowest recorded value was 12.18 in 2013.
How does Bolivia rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Bolivia ranks 186th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Bolivia?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bolivia 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.