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

Seychelles: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 81.82 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
81.82
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
42nd
of 186 countries
All-time high
85.68
in 2011
All-time low
74.55
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 74.62006: 74.62007: 74.62008: 75.42009: 76.12010: 77.22011: 85.72012: 84.22013: 84.22014: 81.92015: 81.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Seychelles recorded 81.82 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015.

That represents a change of up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Seychelles peaked at 85.68 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 74.55, in 2005.

Seychelles ranks 42nd of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Seychelles, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Seychelles, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 74.55 —
2006 74.55 +0.0%
2007 74.55 +0.0%
2008 75.42 +1.2%
2009 76.12 +0.9%
2010 77.16 +1.4%
2011 85.68 +11.0%
2012 84.16 -1.8%
2013 84.16 +0.0%
2014 81.85 -2.7%
2015 81.82 -0.0%

Seychelles compared with similar countries

  • Seychelles's 81.82 is above the median for high income countries, which is 81.82, 1.0× the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Seychelles's 81.82 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 75.04 74.55 76.12 5
2010s 82.47 77.16 85.68 6

Countries ranked near Seychelles

  1. 39 Taiwan 82.78 compare
  2. 40 Georgia 82.76 compare
  3. 41 Australia 82.35 compare
  4. 43 Lebanon 81.69 compare
  5. 44 Rwanda 81.48 compare
  6. 45 Lithuania 81.42 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Seychelles?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Seychelles was 81.82 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Seychelles?
The highest recorded value was 85.68 in 2011.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Seychelles?
The lowest recorded value was 74.55 in 2005.
How does Seychelles rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Seychelles ranks 42nd out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Seychelles?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Seychelles 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.