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

Madagascar: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 76.32 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
76.32
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 186 countries
All-time high
76.32
in 2014
All-time low
59.38
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 59.42006: 65.12007: 68.52008: 67.92009: 73.12010: 73.52011: 73.92012: 74.62013: 75.92014: 76.32015: 76.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Madagascar stood at 76.32. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 28.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Madagascar peaked at 76.32 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 59.38, in 2005.

That places Madagascar 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Madagascar, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 59.38 —
2006 65.07 +9.6%
2007 68.47 +5.2%
2008 67.93 -0.8%
2009 73.09 +7.6%
2010 73.51 +0.6%
2011 73.92 +0.6%
2012 74.61 +0.9%
2013 75.93 +1.8%
2014 76.32 +0.5%
2015 76.32 +0.0%

Madagascar compared with similar countries

  • Madagascar's 76.32 is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.27, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Madagascar's 76.32 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.19, 1.3× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 66.79 59.38 73.09 5
2010s 75.1 73.51 76.32 6

Countries ranked near Madagascar

  1. 75 Tonga 76.56 compare
  2. 76 Suriname 76.45 compare
  3. 77 Moldova 76.43 compare
  4. 79 Dominican Republic 75.75 compare
  5. 80 Eswatini 75.54 compare
  6. 81 Israel 75.47 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Madagascar?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Madagascar was 76.32 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Madagascar?
The highest recorded value was 76.32 in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Madagascar?
The lowest recorded value was 59.38 in 2005.
How does Madagascar rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Madagascar ranks 78th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Madagascar?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Madagascar 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.