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

Rwanda: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 81.48 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
81.48
Change on year
up 0.6%
World rank
44th
of 186 countries
All-time high
83.93
in 2012
All-time low
74.5
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 74.52006: 74.52007: 76.42008: 76.92009: 782010: 78.62011: 83.12012: 83.92013: 80.82014: 812015: 81.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Rwanda recorded 81.48 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Rwanda peaked at 83.93 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 74.5, in 2005.

That places Rwanda 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Rwanda, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Rwanda, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 74.5
2006 74.5 +0.0%
2007 76.44 +2.6%
2008 76.91 +0.6%
2009 78.03 +1.5%
2010 78.64 +0.8%
2011 83.09 +5.7%
2012 83.93 +1.0%
2013 80.76 -3.8%
2014 80.96 +0.3%
2015 81.48 +0.6%

Rwanda compared with similar countries

  • Rwanda's 81.48 is above the median for low income countries, which is 66.27, 1.2× the median. (22 countries reporting)
  • Rwanda's 81.48 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.19, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.07 74.5 78.03 5
2010s 81.48 78.64 83.93 6

Countries ranked near Rwanda

  1. 41 Australia 82.35 compare
  2. 42 Seychelles 81.82 compare
  3. 43 Lebanon 81.69 compare
  4. 45 Lithuania 81.42 compare
  5. 46 Jordan 81.27 compare
  6. 47 Guatemala 81.18 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Rwanda?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Rwanda was 81.48 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Rwanda?
The highest recorded value was 83.93 in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Rwanda?
The lowest recorded value was 74.5 in 2005.
How does Rwanda rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Rwanda ranks 44th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Rwanda?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Rwanda 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.