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

Guatemala: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 81.18 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
81.18
Change on year
up 1.4%
World rank
47th
of 186 countries
All-time high
81.18
in 2015
All-time low
58.25
in 2007
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 58.22006: 58.22007: 58.22008: 58.32009: 66.12010: 66.12011: 67.82012: 68.42013: 76.52014: 802015: 81.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Guatemala is 81.18, measured 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 39.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Guatemala peaked at 81.18 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 58.25, in 2007.

That places Guatemala 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Guatemala, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 58.25 —
2006 58.25 +0.0%
2007 58.25 -0.0%
2008 58.33 +0.1%
2009 66.1 +13.3%
2010 66.1 +0.0%
2011 67.77 +2.5%
2012 68.39 +0.9%
2013 76.48 +11.8%
2014 80.04 +4.7%
2015 81.18 +1.4%

Guatemala compared with similar countries

  • Guatemala's 81.18 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.49, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Guatemala's 81.18 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.25, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.83 58.25 66.1 5
2010s 73.33 66.1 81.18 6

Countries ranked near Guatemala

  1. 44 Rwanda 81.48 compare
  2. 45 Lithuania 81.42 compare
  3. 46 Jordan 81.27 compare
  4. 48 Cyprus 81.14 compare
  5. 49 Peru 81.1 compare
  6. 50 United States 80.81 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Guatemala?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Guatemala was 81.18 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Guatemala?
The highest recorded value was 81.18 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Guatemala?
The lowest recorded value was 58.25 in 2007.
How does Guatemala rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Guatemala ranks 47th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Guatemala?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guatemala 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.