Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 63.22 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
63.22
Change on year
down 1.0%
World rank
134th
of 186 countries
All-time high
73.11
in 2005
All-time low
63.22
in 2015
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 73.12006: 73.12007: 72.62008: 66.92009: 66.92010: 65.22011: 65.52012: 72.32013: 72.72014: 63.82015: 63.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Puerto Rico recorded 63.22 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Puerto Rico peaked at 73.11 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 63.22, in 2015.

That places Puerto Rico 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Puerto Rico, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 73.11 —
2006 73.11 +0.0%
2007 72.55 -0.8%
2008 66.88 -7.8%
2009 66.9 +0.0%
2010 65.23 -2.5%
2011 65.48 +0.4%
2012 72.31 +10.4%
2013 72.74 +0.6%
2014 63.83 -12.2%
2015 63.22 -1.0%

Puerto Rico compared with similar countries

  • Puerto Rico's 63.22 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.82, 77% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Puerto Rico's 63.22 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.25, 97% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.51 66.88 73.11 5
2010s 67.14 63.22 72.74 6

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 131 Grenada 64.46 compare
  2. 132 China 64.39 compare
  3. 133 Serbia 63.33 compare
  4. 135 Italy 62.98 compare
  5. 136 Ecuador 62.92 compare
  6. 137 Sudan 62.34 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Puerto Rico?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Puerto Rico was 63.22 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 73.11 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 63.22 in 2015.
How does Puerto Rico rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Puerto Rico ranks 134th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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.