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

Malta: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 85.85 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
85.85
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
28th
of 186 countries
All-time high
85.87
in 2013
All-time low
85.85
in 2015
Years of data
5
2011–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Malta, 2011–2015

0204060802011201320152011: 85.92012: 85.92013: 85.92014: 85.92015: 85.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Malta stood at 85.85. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.0% over five years.

Malta ranks 28th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Malta, 2011 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2011 85.87 —
2012 85.87 +0.0%
2013 85.87 +0.0%
2014 85.86 -0.0%
2015 85.85 -0.0%

Malta compared with similar countries

  • Malta's 85.85 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.82, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Malta's 85.85 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 78.09, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Malta

  1. 25 Croatia 86.91 compare
  2. 26 East Timor 86.15 compare
  3. 27 Netherlands 85.96 compare
  4. 29 Latvia 85.75 compare
  5. 30 Bhutan 84.99 compare
  6. 31 South Korea 84.53 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Malta?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Malta was 85.85 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Malta?
The highest recorded value was 85.87 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Malta?
The lowest recorded value was 85.85 in 2015.
How does Malta rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Malta ranks 28th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Where does this Malta 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.