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

Iran: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 67.81 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
67.81
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
116th
of 186 countries
All-time high
67.81
in 2013
All-time low
65.61
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

02040602005201020152005: 65.62006: 65.62007: 65.62008: 65.62009: 65.62010: 66.82011: 66.82012: 66.82013: 67.82014: 67.82015: 67.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Iran stood at 67.81. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Iran peaked at 67.81 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 65.61, in 2005.

That places Iran 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Iran, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 65.61
2006 65.61 +0.0%
2007 65.61 +0.0%
2008 65.61 +0.0%
2009 65.61 +0.0%
2010 66.78 +1.8%
2011 66.78 +0.0%
2012 66.78 +0.0%
2013 67.81 +1.5%
2014 67.81 +0.0%
2015 67.81 +0.0%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 67.81 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.49, 94% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 67.81 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 78.09, 87% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 65.61 65.61 65.61 5
2010s 67.3 66.78 67.81 6

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 113 Guyana 68.69 compare
  2. 114 Liberia 68.3 compare
  3. 115 Syria 67.89 compare
  4. 117 Mozambique 67.78 compare
  5. 118 Ethiopia 67.22 compare
  6. 119 Indonesia 67.11 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Iran?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Iran was 67.81 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 67.81 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 65.61 in 2005.
How does Iran rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Iran ranks 116th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iran 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.