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

Canada: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 93 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
93
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
9th
of 183 countries
All-time high
93
in 2010
All-time low
82.75
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060801002005201020152005: 82.82006: 842007: 84.42008: 84.52009: 85.42010: 932011: 932012: 932013: 932014: 932015: 93

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Canada is 93, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 12.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Canada peaked at 93 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 82.75, in 2005.

That places Canada 9th out of 183 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.19 82.75 85.36 5
2010s 93 93 93 6

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 6 Ireland 95.02 compare
  2. 7 Bahrain 94.44 compare
  3. 8 North Macedonia 94.17 compare
  4. 10 Kuwait 92.48 compare
  5. 11 Oman 92.35 compare
  6. 12 Mauritius 91.92 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Canada?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Canada was 93 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 93 in 2010.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 82.75 in 2005.
How does Canada rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Canada ranks 9th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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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Indicator
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,006 data points, 2005–2015
Last refreshed

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.