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

Thailand: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 78.58 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
78.58
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
63rd
of 186 countries
All-time high
78.92
in 2014
All-time low
67.43
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 67.42006: 67.62007: 67.42008: 74.22009: 74.42010: 74.42011: 74.32012: 74.22013: 77.72014: 78.92015: 78.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Thailand stood at 78.58.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Thailand peaked at 78.92 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 67.43, in 2005.

Thailand ranks 63rd of 186 countries on this measure, 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 Thailand, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Thailand, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 67.43 —
2006 67.64 +0.3%
2007 67.44 -0.3%
2008 74.24 +10.1%
2009 74.36 +0.2%
2010 74.36 +0.0%
2011 74.35 -0.0%
2012 74.21 -0.2%
2013 77.72 +4.7%
2014 78.92 +1.5%
2015 78.58 -0.4%

Thailand compared with similar countries

  • Thailand's 78.58 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.49, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Thailand's 78.58 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73.79, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 70.22 67.43 74.36 5
2010s 76.36 74.21 78.92 6

Countries ranked near Thailand

  1. 60 Morocco 78.91 compare
  2. 61 Belarus 78.68 compare
  3. 62 Portugal 78.59 compare
  4. 64 Czechia 78.51 compare
  5. 65 Greece 78.45 compare
  6. 66 Kosovo 78.43 compare
  7. 66 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 78.43 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Thailand?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Thailand was 78.58 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Thailand?
The highest recorded value was 78.92 in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Thailand?
The lowest recorded value was 67.43 in 2005.
How does Thailand rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Thailand ranks 63rd out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Thailand?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Thailand 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.