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

Poland: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 79.73 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
79.73
Change on year
up 10.3%
World rank
58th
of 186 countries
All-time high
79.73
in 2015
All-time low
50.68
in 2008
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 51.72006: 51.72007: 51.62008: 50.72009: 53.32010: 63.92011: 65.72012: 72.22013: 72.32014: 72.32015: 79.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Poland recorded 79.73 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 10.3% on the previous year and up 54.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Poland peaked at 79.73 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 50.68, in 2008.

Poland ranks 58th 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 Poland, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Poland, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 51.65 —
2006 51.65 +0.0%
2007 51.55 -0.2%
2008 50.68 -1.7%
2009 53.32 +5.2%
2010 63.9 +19.8%
2011 65.67 +2.8%
2012 72.18 +9.9%
2013 72.29 +0.2%
2014 72.26 -0.0%
2015 79.73 +10.3%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 79.73 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.82, 97% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 79.73 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.96, 100% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 51.77 50.68 53.32 5
2010s 71.01 63.9 79.73 6

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 55 Armenia 80.29 compare
  2. 56 Turkey 80.18 compare
  3. 57 Zambia 79.91 compare
  4. 59 Spain 79.6 compare
  5. 60 Morocco 78.91 compare
  6. 61 Belarus 78.68 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Poland?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Poland was 79.73 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 79.73 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 50.68 in 2008.
How does Poland rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Poland ranks 58th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 54.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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.