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

Brunei: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 89.05 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
89.05
Change on year
up 6.2%
World rank
18th
of 186 countries
All-time high
89.05
in 2015
All-time low
83.11
in 2008
Years of data
10
2006–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Brunei, 2006–2015

0204060802006201020152006: 83.12007: 83.12008: 83.12009: 86.62010: 87.92011: 83.72012: 83.72013: 83.72014: 83.82015: 89.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Brunei stood at 89.05. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Brunei peaked at 89.05 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 83.11, in 2008.

That places Brunei 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Brunei, 2006 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2006 83.14 —
2007 83.14 +0.0%
2008 83.11 -0.0%
2009 86.57 +4.2%
2010 87.88 +1.5%
2011 83.69 -4.8%
2012 83.69 +0.0%
2013 83.69 +0.0%
2014 83.84 +0.2%
2015 89.05 +6.2%

Brunei compared with similar countries

  • Brunei's 89.05 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.82, 1.1× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Brunei's 89.05 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73.79, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 83.99 83.11 86.57 4
2010s 85.31 83.69 89.05 6

Countries ranked near Brunei

  1. 15 Norway 91.36 compare
  2. 16 Finland 89.38 compare
  3. 17 Switzerland 89.13 compare
  4. 19 South Africa 88.85 compare
  5. 20 Kazakhstan 88.58 compare
  6. 21 Luxembourg 88.58 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Brunei?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Brunei was 89.05 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Brunei?
The highest recorded value was 89.05 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Brunei?
The lowest recorded value was 83.11 in 2008.
How does Brunei rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Brunei ranks 18th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Brunei?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Brunei 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.