Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in South Korea

South Korea: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 84.53 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
84.53
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
31st
of 183 countries
All-time high
85.15
in 2014
All-time low
75.91
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 75.92006: 77.92007: 78.32008: 79.32009: 80.12010: 81.12011: 81.62012: 83.72013: 852014: 85.12015: 84.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

South Korea recorded 84.53 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 11.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in South Korea peaked at 85.15 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 75.91, in 2005.

That places South Korea 31st out of 183 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 78.32 75.91 80.07 5
2010s 83.52 81.07 85.15 6

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 28 Malta 85.85 compare
  2. 29 Latvia 85.75 compare
  3. 30 Bhutan 84.99 compare
  4. 32 Estonia 84.41 compare
  5. 33 Slovenia 84.36 compare
  6. 34 Malaysia 84.31 compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in South Korea?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in South Korea was 84.53 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 85.15 in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 75.91 in 2005.
How does South Korea rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
South Korea ranks 31st out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea 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
Last refreshed

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.