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
159th
of 186 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 159th out of 186 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.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in India, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 40.12
2006 36.23 -9.7%
2007 36.66 +1.2%
2008 37.11 +1.2%
2009 37.97 +2.3%
2010 39.49 +4.0%
2011 48.5 +22.8%
2012 49.12 +1.3%
2013 53.8 +9.5%
2014 53.88 +0.2%
2015 53.88 +0.0%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 53.88 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.23, 89% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • India's 53.88 is below the median for South Asia, which is 62.77, 86% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

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

  1. 156 Gabon 54.69 compare
  2. 157 Uzbekistan 54.45 compare
  3. 158 Antigua and Barbuda 54.35 compare
  4. 160 Honduras 53.2 compare
  5. 161 Nicaragua 52.75 compare
  6. 162 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 159th out of 186 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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Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
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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.