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

Malawi: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 71.51 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
71.51
Change on year
up 0.4%
World rank
105th
of 186 countries
All-time high
83.02
in 2010
All-time low
68.64
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 68.62006: 68.62007: 68.82008: 73.22009: 82.92010: 832011: 81.72012: 75.32013: 722014: 71.22015: 71.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Malawi recorded 71.51 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015.

That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Malawi peaked at 83.02 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 68.64, in 2005.

That places Malawi 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Malawi, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 68.64 —
2006 68.64 +0.0%
2007 68.82 +0.3%
2008 73.23 +6.4%
2009 82.9 +13.2%
2010 83.02 +0.1%
2011 81.69 -1.6%
2012 75.28 -7.8%
2013 72 -4.4%
2014 71.2 -1.1%
2015 71.51 +0.4%

Malawi compared with similar countries

  • Malawi's 71.51 is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.27, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Malawi's 71.51 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.19, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 72.44 68.64 82.9 5
2010s 75.78 71.2 83.02 6

Countries ranked near Malawi

  1. 102 Samoa 72.1 compare
  2. 103 Montenegro 71.9 compare
  3. 104 Ghana 71.79 compare
  4. 106 Ukraine 70.9 compare
  5. 107 Paraguay 70.01 compare
  6. 108 Lesotho 69.72 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Malawi?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Malawi was 71.51 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Malawi?
The highest recorded value was 83.02 in 2010.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Malawi?
The lowest recorded value was 68.64 in 2005.
How does Malawi rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Malawi ranks 105th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Malawi?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Malawi 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.