Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 63.22 in 2015. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Puerto Rico, 2005–2015
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.51 | 66.88 | 73.11 | 5 |
| 2010s | 67.14 | 63.22 | 72.74 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Puerto Rico
More reference data data for Puerto Rico
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0791 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0001 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1709 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2501 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 326.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural 326.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 1.24 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 36.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0002 (2050)
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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About this data
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.