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

Gambia: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 47.96 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
47.96
Change on year
up 17.9%
World rank
164th
of 183 countries
All-time high
47.96
in 2015
All-time low
24.82
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

010203040502005201020152005: 24.82006: 24.82007: 24.82008: 24.82009: 24.82010: 24.82011: 24.82012: 24.82013: 24.82014: 40.72015: 48

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Gambia recorded 47.96 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 17.9% on the previous year and up 93.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Gambia peaked at 47.96 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 24.82, in 2005.

That places Gambia 164th out of 183 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.82 24.82 24.82 5
2010s 31.32 24.82 47.96 6

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 161 Sao Tome and Principe 51.44 compare
  2. 162 Benin 49.26 compare
  3. 163 Panama 48.6 compare
  4. 165 Comoros 47.37 compare
  5. 166 Argentina 44.99 compare
  6. 167 Algeria 44.74 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Gambia?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Gambia was 47.96 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 47.96 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 24.82 in 2005.
How does Gambia rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Gambia ranks 164th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Gambia?
Over the last ten years it is up 93.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Gambia 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.