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

China: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 64.39 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
64.39
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
129th
of 183 countries
All-time high
64.39
in 2015
All-time low
14.44
in 2007
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

1020304050602005201020152005: 15.92006: 15.12007: 14.42008: 42.42009: 44.82010: 60.32011: 60.32012: 60.62013: 60.92014: 642015: 64.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

China recorded 64.39 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 304.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in China peaked at 64.39 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 14.44, in 2007.

That places China 129th out of 183 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.53 14.44 44.75 5
2010s 61.74 60.29 64.39 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in China?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in China was 64.39 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 64.39 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 14.44 in 2007.
How does China rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
China ranks 129th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in China?
Over the last ten years it is up 304.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this China 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
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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.