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

Tonga: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 76.56 in 2015. ▼ Falling

Latest (2015)
76.56
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
75th
of 186 countries
All-time high
87.88
in 2005
All-time low
76.56
in 2015
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 87.92006: 86.22007: 84.52008: 84.52009: 85.22010: 85.22011: 85.22012: 79.12013: 77.52014: 77.12015: 76.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Tonga is 76.56, measured in 2015. That is the lowest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 12.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Tonga peaked at 87.88 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 76.56, in 2015.

That places Tonga 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 11 years of available data.

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Tonga, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Tonga, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 87.88 —
2006 86.21 -1.9%
2007 84.55 -1.9%
2008 84.55 +0.0%
2009 85.19 +0.8%
2010 85.19 +0.0%
2011 85.19 +0.0%
2012 79.08 -7.2%
2013 77.49 -2.0%
2014 77.12 -0.5%
2015 76.56 -0.7%

Tonga compared with similar countries

  • Tonga's 76.56 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.49, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Tonga's 76.56 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 73.79, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85.68 84.55 87.88 5
2010s 80.1 76.56 85.19 6

Countries ranked near Tonga

  1. 72 Iraq 77.28 compare
  2. 73 Germany 77 compare
  3. 74 Slovakia 76.61 compare
  4. 76 Suriname 76.45 compare
  5. 77 Moldova 76.43 compare
  6. 78 Madagascar 76.32 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Tonga?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Tonga was 76.56 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Tonga?
The highest recorded value was 87.88 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Tonga?
The lowest recorded value was 76.56 in 2015.
How does Tonga rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Tonga ranks 75th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Tonga?
Over the last ten years it is down 12.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Tonga 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.