Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in South Africa
South Africa: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 88.85 in 2015. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in South Africa, 2005–2015
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 88.85 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in South Africa peaked at 88.9 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 74.52, in 2005.
South Africa ranks 19th of 186 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 74.52 | — |
| 2006 | 74.77 | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 75.58 | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 85.74 | +13.4% |
| 2009 | 87.3 | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 87.2 | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 86.96 | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 86.78 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 88.9 | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 88.81 | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 88.85 | +0.0% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 88.85 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.49, 1.2× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 88.85 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 60.19, 1.5× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.58 | 74.52 | 87.3 | 5 |
| 2010s | 87.92 | 86.78 | 88.9 | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 16 Finland 89.38 compare
- 17 Switzerland 89.13 compare
- 18 Brunei 89.05 compare
- 20 Kazakhstan 88.58 compare
- 21 Luxembourg 88.58 compare
- 22 New Zealand 88.06 compare
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in South Africa?
- Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in South Africa was 88.85 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 88.9 in 2013.
- What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.52 in 2005.
- How does South Africa rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
- South Africa ranks 19th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
- Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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.