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

Maldives: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 65.31 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
65.31
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
126th
of 186 countries
All-time high
100
in 2005
All-time low
64.35
in 2013
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060801002005201020152005: 1002006: 1002007: 1002008: 1002009: 1002010: 1002011: 1002012: 81.82013: 64.42014: 64.42015: 65.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Maldives is 65.31, measured in 2015.

The figure is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Maldives peaked at 100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 64.35, in 2013.

Maldives ranks 126th of 186 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Maldives, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 100
2006 100 +0.0%
2007 100 +0.0%
2008 100 +0.0%
2009 100 +0.0%
2010 100 +0.0%
2011 100 +0.0%
2012 81.76 -18.2%
2013 64.35 -21.3%
2014 64.35 +0.0%
2015 65.31 +1.5%

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 65.31 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.49, 90% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 65.31 is above the median for South Asia, which is 62.77, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 100 100 100 5
2010s 79.3 64.35 100 6

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 123 Nepal 66.32 compare
  2. 124 Laos 66.1 compare
  3. 125 Sierra Leone 65.8 compare
  4. 127 Uruguay 65.25 compare
  5. 128 Kenya 65.23 compare
  6. 129 Jamaica 64.88 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Maldives?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Maldives was 65.31 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 64.35 in 2013.
How does Maldives rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Maldives ranks 126th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Maldives?
Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Maldives 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.