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

Ethiopia: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 67.22 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
67.22
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
118th
of 186 countries
All-time high
76.49
in 2007
All-time low
67.22
in 2015
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 75.82006: 75.82007: 76.52008: 76.52009: 76.52010: 76.52011: 76.52012: 692013: 68.22014: 67.82015: 67.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Ethiopia stood at 67.22. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Ethiopia peaked at 76.49 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 67.22, in 2015.

Ethiopia ranks 118th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Ethiopia, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 75.77 —
2006 75.77 +0.0%
2007 76.49 +1.0%
2008 76.49 +0.0%
2009 76.49 +0.0%
2010 76.49 +0.0%
2011 76.49 +0.0%
2012 68.99 -9.8%
2013 68.17 -1.2%
2014 67.79 -0.6%
2015 67.22 -0.8%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 67.22 is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.27, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 67.22 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.19, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.2 75.77 76.49 5
2010s 70.86 67.22 76.49 6

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 115 Syria 67.89 compare
  2. 116 Iran 67.81 compare
  3. 117 Mozambique 67.78 compare
  4. 119 Indonesia 67.11 compare
  5. 120 Fiji 66.98 compare
  6. 121 Philippines 66.89 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Ethiopia?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Ethiopia was 67.22 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 76.49 in 2007.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 67.22 in 2015.
How does Ethiopia rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Ethiopia ranks 118th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.