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

Burundi: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 69.45 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
69.45
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
109th
of 186 countries
All-time high
69.45
in 2014
All-time low
41.65
in 2010
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

02040602005201020152005: 45.32006: 45.32007: 45.32008: 45.32009: 45.32010: 41.72011: 66.42012: 66.42013: 672014: 69.42015: 69.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Burundi recorded 69.45 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 53.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Burundi peaked at 69.45 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 41.65, in 2010.

That places Burundi 109th 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 Burundi, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Burundi, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 45.31
2006 45.31 +0.0%
2007 45.31 +0.0%
2008 45.31 +0.0%
2009 45.31 +0.0%
2010 41.65 -8.1%
2011 66.41 +59.4%
2012 66.41 +0.0%
2013 67.04 +0.9%
2014 69.45 +3.6%
2015 69.45 +0.0%

Burundi compared with similar countries

  • Burundi's 69.45 is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.27, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Burundi's 69.45 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.19, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 45.31 45.31 45.31 5
2010s 63.4 41.65 69.45 6

Countries ranked near Burundi

  1. 106 Ukraine 70.9 compare
  2. 107 Paraguay 70.01 compare
  3. 108 Lesotho 69.72 compare
  4. 110 Papua New Guinea 69.39 compare
  5. 111 Trinidad and Tobago 68.89 compare
  6. 112 Micronesia (country) 68.78 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Burundi?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Burundi was 69.45 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Burundi?
The highest recorded value was 69.45 in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Burundi?
The lowest recorded value was 41.65 in 2010.
How does Burundi rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Burundi ranks 109th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Burundi?
Over the last ten years it is up 53.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Burundi 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.