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

India: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 53.88 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
53.88
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
156th
of 183 countries
All-time high
53.88
in 2014
All-time low
36.23
in 2006
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

02040602005201020152005: 40.12006: 36.22007: 36.72008: 37.12009: 382010: 39.52011: 48.52012: 49.12013: 53.82014: 53.92015: 53.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in India stood at 53.88. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 34.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in India peaked at 53.88 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 36.23, in 2006.

That places India 156th 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 37.62 36.23 40.12 5
2010s 49.78 39.49 53.88 6

Countries ranked near India

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  2. 154 Uzbekistan 54.45 compare
  3. 155 Antigua and Barbuda 54.35 compare
  4. 157 Honduras 53.2 compare
  5. 158 Nicaragua 52.75 compare
  6. 159 Togo 52.25 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in India?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in India was 53.88 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 53.88 in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 36.23 in 2006.
How does India rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
India ranks 156th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in India?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this India 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
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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.