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

Kazakhstan: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 88.58 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
88.58
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
20th
of 186 countries
All-time high
89.77
in 2011
All-time low
77.83
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 77.82006: 77.82007: 79.42008: 79.32009: 82.12010: 84.62011: 89.82012: 89.82013: 89.32014: 89.32015: 88.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Kazakhstan stood at 88.58.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 13.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Kazakhstan peaked at 89.77 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 77.83, in 2005.

Kazakhstan ranks 20th of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Kazakhstan, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Kazakhstan, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 77.83
2006 77.83 +0.0%
2007 79.36 +2.0%
2008 79.3 -0.1%
2009 82.14 +3.6%
2010 84.6 +3.0%
2011 89.77 +6.1%
2012 89.77 -0.0%
2013 89.26 -0.6%
2014 89.26 -0.0%
2015 88.58 -0.8%

Kazakhstan compared with similar countries

  • Kazakhstan's 88.58 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.49, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Kazakhstan's 88.58 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.96, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 79.29 77.83 82.14 5
2010s 88.54 84.6 89.77 6

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 17 Switzerland 89.13 compare
  2. 18 Brunei 89.05 compare
  3. 19 South Africa 88.85 compare
  4. 21 Luxembourg 88.58 compare
  5. 22 New Zealand 88.06 compare
  6. 23 Kiribati 87.51 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Kazakhstan?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Kazakhstan was 88.58 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 89.77 in 2011.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 77.83 in 2005.
How does Kazakhstan rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Kazakhstan ranks 20th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is up 13.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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.