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

Gabon: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 54.69 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
54.69
Change on year
down 4.4%
World rank
156th
of 186 countries
All-time high
57.22
in 2014
All-time low
54.69
in 2015
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

02040602005201020152005: 552006: 55.22007: 55.22008: 55.22009: 55.22010: 55.82011: 55.82012: 55.82013: 562014: 57.22015: 54.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Gabon recorded 54.69 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Gabon peaked at 57.22 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 54.69, in 2015.

That places Gabon 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Gabon, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 55.05 —
2006 55.25 +0.4%
2007 55.25 +0.0%
2008 55.25 +0.0%
2009 55.25 +0.0%
2010 55.84 +1.1%
2011 55.84 +0.0%
2012 55.84 +0.0%
2013 55.96 +0.2%
2014 57.22 +2.3%
2015 54.69 -4.4%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 54.69 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.49, 75% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 54.69 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.19, 91% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 55.21 55.05 55.25 5
2010s 55.9 54.69 57.22 6

Countries ranked near Gabon

  1. 153 Niger 56.9 compare
  2. 154 Kyrgyzstan 56.27 compare
  3. 155 Sri Lanka 54.92 compare
  4. 157 Uzbekistan 54.45 compare
  5. 158 Antigua and Barbuda 54.35 compare
  6. 159 India 53.88 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Gabon?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Gabon was 54.69 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 57.22 in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 54.69 in 2015.
How does Gabon rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Gabon ranks 156th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Gabon 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.