Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in East Timor

East Timor: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 86.15 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
86.15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
26th
of 186 countries
All-time high
92.82
in 2010
All-time low
51.88
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060801002005201020152005: 51.92006: 51.92007: 51.92008: 59.62009: 89.72010: 92.82011: 92.82012: 86.22013: 86.22014: 86.22015: 86.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

East Timor recorded 86.15 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015.

The figure is up 66.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in East Timor peaked at 92.82 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 51.88, in 2005.

That places East Timor 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it 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 East Timor, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in East Timor, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 51.88 —
2006 51.88 +0.0%
2007 51.88 +0.0%
2008 59.63 +14.9%
2009 89.73 +50.5%
2010 92.82 +3.4%
2011 92.82 +0.0%
2012 86.15 -7.2%
2013 86.15 +0.0%
2014 86.15 +0.0%
2015 86.15 +0.0%

East Timor compared with similar countries

  • East Timor's 86.15 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 60.23, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
  • East Timor's 86.15 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73.79, 1.2× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 61 51.88 89.73 5
2010s 88.38 86.15 92.82 6

Countries ranked near East Timor

  1. 23 Kiribati 87.51 compare
  2. 24 Bahamas 87.07 compare
  3. 25 Croatia 86.91 compare
  4. 27 Netherlands 85.96 compare
  5. 28 Malta 85.85 compare
  6. 29 Latvia 85.75 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in East Timor?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in East Timor was 86.15 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in East Timor?
The highest recorded value was 92.82 in 2010.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in East Timor?
The lowest recorded value was 51.88 in 2005.
How does East Timor rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
East Timor ranks 26th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in East Timor?
Over the last ten years it is up 66.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this East Timor 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.