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

Senegal: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 29.83 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
29.83
Change on year
down 3.6%
World rank
181st
of 186 countries
All-time high
30.94
in 2014
All-time low
23.86
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

01020302005201020152005: 23.92006: 26.32007: 26.32008: 27.82009: 27.82010: 27.82011: 27.82012: 27.82013: 29.12014: 30.92015: 29.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Senegal stood at 29.83.

The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Senegal peaked at 30.94 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 23.86, in 2005.

That places Senegal 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Senegal, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 23.86 —
2006 26.29 +10.2%
2007 26.29 +0.0%
2008 27.84 +5.9%
2009 27.84 +0.0%
2010 27.84 +0.0%
2011 27.84 +0.0%
2012 27.84 +0.0%
2013 29.07 +4.4%
2014 30.94 +6.4%
2015 29.83 -3.6%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 29.83 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.23, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • Senegal's 29.83 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.19, 50% of the median. (46 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.42 23.86 27.84 5
2010s 28.89 27.84 30.94 6

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 178 Cameroon 35.41 compare
  2. 179 Guinea 32.25 compare
  3. 180 Congo 30.68 compare
  4. 182 Central African Republic 23.47 compare
  5. 183 Mauritania 20.28 compare
  6. 184 Chad 19.54 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Senegal?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Senegal was 29.83 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 30.94 in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 23.86 in 2005.
How does Senegal rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Senegal ranks 181st out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Senegal 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.