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
131st
of 183 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 131st out of 183 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.

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. 128 Grenada 64.46 compare
  2. 129 China 64.39 compare
  3. 130 Serbia 63.33 compare
  4. 132 Italy 62.98 compare
  5. 133 Ecuador 62.92 compare
  6. 134 Sudan 62.34 compare

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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 131st out of 183 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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Indicator
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,006 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.