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

Philippines: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 66.89 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
66.89
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
121st
of 186 countries
All-time high
66.89
in 2015
All-time low
56.92
in 2007
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

02040602005201020152005: 57.32006: 57.22007: 56.92008: 57.92009: 57.92010: 59.62011: 59.32012: 59.32013: 66.52014: 66.52015: 66.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Philippines is 66.89, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Philippines peaked at 66.89 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 56.92, in 2007.

Philippines ranks 121st of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Philippines, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Philippines, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 57.33 —
2006 57.16 -0.3%
2007 56.92 -0.4%
2008 57.93 +1.8%
2009 57.93 +0.0%
2010 59.61 +2.9%
2011 59.27 -0.6%
2012 59.34 +0.1%
2013 66.46 +12.0%
2014 66.46 +0.0%
2015 66.89 +0.6%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 66.89 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.49, 92% of the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 66.89 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73.79, 91% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.45 56.92 57.93 5
2010s 63 59.27 66.89 6

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 118 Ethiopia 67.22 compare
  2. 119 Indonesia 67.11 compare
  3. 120 Fiji 66.98 compare
  4. 122 Yemen 66.73 compare
  5. 123 Nepal 66.32 compare
  6. 124 Laos 66.1 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Philippines?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Philippines was 66.89 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 66.89 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 56.92 in 2007.
How does Philippines rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Philippines ranks 121st out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Philippines 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.