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

Liberia: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 68.3 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
68.3
Change on year
down 10.1%
World rank
114th
of 186 countries
All-time high
78.14
in 2013
All-time low
68.3
in 2015
Years of data
10
2006–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Liberia, 2006–2015

0204060802006201020152006: 70.42007: 70.52008: 70.42009: 70.42010: 70.42011: 70.32012: 78.12013: 78.12014: 762015: 68.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Liberia recorded 68.3 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

That represents a change of down 10.1% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Liberia peaked at 78.14 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 68.3, in 2015.

That places Liberia 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Liberia, 2006 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2006 70.35 —
2007 70.48 +0.2%
2008 70.35 -0.2%
2009 70.35 +0.0%
2010 70.35 +0.0%
2011 70.33 -0.0%
2012 78.1 +11.1%
2013 78.14 +0.0%
2014 76 -2.7%
2015 68.3 -10.1%

Liberia compared with similar countries

  • Liberia's 68.3 is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.27, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Liberia's 68.3 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.19, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.38 70.35 70.48 4
2010s 73.54 68.3 78.14 6

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 111 Trinidad and Tobago 68.89 compare
  2. 112 Micronesia (country) 68.78 compare
  3. 113 Guyana 68.69 compare
  4. 115 Syria 67.89 compare
  5. 116 Iran 67.81 compare
  6. 117 Mozambique 67.78 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Liberia?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Liberia was 68.3 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 78.14 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 68.3 in 2015.
How does Liberia rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Liberia ranks 114th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Liberia 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.