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

Paraguay: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 70.01 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
70.01
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
107th
of 186 countries
All-time high
70.01
in 2014
All-time low
53.94
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 53.92006: 58.92007: 63.62008: 63.72009: 64.32010: 65.12011: 61.22012: 61.22013: 65.32014: 702015: 70

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Paraguay is 70.01, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 29.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Paraguay peaked at 70.01 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 53.94, in 2005.

That places Paraguay 107th 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 Paraguay, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Paraguay, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 53.94
2006 58.92 +9.2%
2007 63.65 +8.0%
2008 63.7 +0.1%
2009 64.25 +0.9%
2010 65.13 +1.4%
2011 61.21 -6.0%
2012 61.21 +0.0%
2013 65.26 +6.6%
2014 70.01 +7.3%
2015 70.01 +0.0%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 70.01 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.49, 97% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 70.01 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.25, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60.89 53.94 64.25 5
2010s 65.47 61.21 70.01 6

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 104 Ghana 71.79 compare
  2. 105 Malawi 71.51 compare
  3. 106 Ukraine 70.9 compare
  4. 108 Lesotho 69.72 compare
  5. 109 Burundi 69.45 compare
  6. 110 Papua New Guinea 69.39 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Paraguay?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Paraguay was 70.01 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 70.01 in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 53.94 in 2005.
How does Paraguay rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Paraguay ranks 107th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Paraguay 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.