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

Romania: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 80.58 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
80.58
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
52nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
80.58
in 2015
All-time low
44.72
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 44.72006: 48.52007: 49.32008: 49.42009: 49.42010: 48.82011: 49.32012: 622013: 642014: 802015: 80.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Romania recorded 80.58 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 0.7% on the previous year and up 80.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Romania peaked at 80.58 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 44.72, in 2005.

That places Romania 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 Romania, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Romania, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 44.72
2006 48.5 +8.4%
2007 49.34 +1.7%
2008 49.42 +0.2%
2009 49.4 -0.1%
2010 48.83 -1.2%
2011 49.35 +1.1%
2012 61.98 +25.6%
2013 63.97 +3.2%
2014 79.99 +25.0%
2015 80.58 +0.7%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 80.58 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.82, 98% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 80.58 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.96, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 48.28 44.72 49.42 5
2010s 64.12 48.83 80.58 6

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 49 Peru 81.1 compare
  2. 50 United States 80.81 compare
  3. 51 Vanuatu 80.79 compare
  4. 53 Russia 80.48 compare
  5. 54 Palestine 80.29 compare
  6. 55 Armenia 80.29 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Romania?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Romania was 80.58 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 80.58 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 44.72 in 2005.
How does Romania rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Romania ranks 52nd out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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.