Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 65.8 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Sierra Leone, 2005–2015
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sierra Leone recorded 65.8 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 87.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Sierra Leone peaked at 66.2 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 35.01, in 2005.
That places Sierra Leone 125th 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 Sierra Leone, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 35.01 | — |
| 2006 | 35.01 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.01 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.01 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 37.18 | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 37.18 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65.35 | +75.8% |
| 2012 | 65.35 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 66.2 | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 66.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.8 | -0.6% |
Sierra Leone compared with similar countries
- Sierra Leone's 65.8 is below the median for low income countries, which is 66.27, 99% of the median. (22 countries reporting)
- Sierra Leone's 65.8 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.19, 1.1× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.45 | 35.01 | 37.18 | 5 |
| 2010s | 61.02 | 37.18 | 66.2 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sierra Leone
More reference data data for Sierra Leone
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0238 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.4498 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.5935 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Sierra Leone?
- Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Sierra Leone was 65.8 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The highest recorded value was 66.2 in 2013.
- What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.01 in 2005.
- How does Sierra Leone rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
- Sierra Leone ranks 125th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
- Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
- Over the last ten years it is up 87.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sierra Leone 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.