Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Iceland
Iceland: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 83.45 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Iceland, 2005–2015
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Iceland stood at 83.45. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Iceland peaked at 83.45 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 73.34, in 2005.
That places Iceland 38th 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 Iceland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 73.34 | — |
| 2006 | 82.77 | +12.9% |
| 2007 | 83.01 | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 83.09 | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 83.09 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 82.94 | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 81.7 | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 81.31 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 83.37 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 83.38 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.45 | +0.1% |
Iceland compared with similar countries
- Iceland's 83.45 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.82, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
- Iceland's 83.45 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.96, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.06 | 73.34 | 83.09 | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.69 | 81.31 | 83.45 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
More reference data data for Iceland
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0288 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0708 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.1854 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0964 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.062 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2576 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.7664 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0005 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Iceland?
- Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Iceland was 83.45 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.45 in 2015.
- What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.34 in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
- Iceland ranks 38th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
- Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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About this data
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.