Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 68.89 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
68.89
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
111th
of 186 countries
All-time high
69.43
in 2011
All-time low
64.97
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005–2015

02040602005201020152005: 652006: 652007: 672008: 66.42009: 66.42010: 672011: 69.42012: 69.42013: 69.22014: 692015: 68.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Trinidad and Tobago recorded 68.89 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Trinidad and Tobago peaked at 69.43 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 64.97, in 2005.

That places Trinidad and Tobago 111th 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 Trinidad and Tobago, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Trinidad and Tobago, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 64.97 —
2006 64.97 +0.0%
2007 66.99 +3.1%
2008 66.38 -0.9%
2009 66.38 +0.0%
2010 66.99 +0.9%
2011 69.43 +3.6%
2012 69.41 -0.0%
2013 69.19 -0.3%
2014 68.98 -0.3%
2015 68.89 -0.1%

Trinidad and Tobago compared with similar countries

  • Trinidad and Tobago's 68.89 is below the median for high income countries, which is 81.82, 84% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
  • Trinidad and Tobago's 68.89 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 65.25, 1.1× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 65.94 64.97 66.99 5
2010s 68.81 66.99 69.43 6

Countries ranked near Trinidad and Tobago

  1. 108 Lesotho 69.72 compare
  2. 109 Burundi 69.45 compare
  3. 110 Papua New Guinea 69.39 compare
  4. 112 Micronesia (country) 68.78 compare
  5. 113 Guyana 68.69 compare
  6. 114 Liberia 68.3 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Trinidad and Tobago?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Trinidad and Tobago was 68.89 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The highest recorded value was 69.43 in 2011.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Trinidad and Tobago?
The lowest recorded value was 64.97 in 2005.
How does Trinidad and Tobago rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Trinidad and Tobago ranks 111th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Trinidad and Tobago?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Trinidad and Tobago 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.