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

Eswatini: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 75.54 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
75.54
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
80th
of 186 countries
All-time high
75.54
in 2015
All-time low
74.49
in 2011
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 74.92006: 74.92007: 74.92008: 74.92009: 74.92010: 74.92011: 74.52012: 74.92013: 74.62014: 74.52015: 75.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Eswatini recorded 75.54 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Eswatini peaked at 75.54 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 74.49, in 2011.

That places Eswatini 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Eswatini, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 74.94 —
2006 74.94 +0.0%
2007 74.94 +0.0%
2008 74.94 +0.0%
2009 74.94 +0.0%
2010 74.87 -0.1%
2011 74.49 -0.5%
2012 74.87 +0.5%
2013 74.6 -0.4%
2014 74.51 -0.1%
2015 75.54 +1.4%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 75.54 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.23, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 75.54 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.19, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 74.94 74.94 74.94 5
2010s 74.82 74.49 75.54 6

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 77 Moldova 76.43 compare
  2. 78 Madagascar 76.32 compare
  3. 79 Dominican Republic 75.75 compare
  4. 81 Israel 75.47 compare
  5. 82 Djibouti 75.41 compare
  6. 83 Tunisia 75.36 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Eswatini?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Eswatini was 75.54 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 75.54 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 74.49 in 2011.
How does Eswatini rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Eswatini ranks 80th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Eswatini 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.