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

Turkey: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 80.18 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
80.18
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
56th
of 186 countries
All-time high
80.7
in 2013
All-time low
75.95
in 2005
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 75.92006: 76.22007: 78.42008: 78.62009: 79.12010: 792011: 80.62012: 80.62013: 80.72014: 80.52015: 80.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Turkey recorded 80.18 for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in 2015.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Turkey peaked at 80.7 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 75.95, in 2005.

Turkey ranks 56th 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 Turkey, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in Turkey, 2005 to 2015.
Year Value Change
2005 75.95 —
2006 76.18 +0.3%
2007 78.44 +3.0%
2008 78.62 +0.2%
2009 79.14 +0.7%
2010 78.98 -0.2%
2011 80.57 +2.0%
2012 80.55 -0.0%
2013 80.7 +0.2%
2014 80.54 -0.2%
2015 80.18 -0.4%

Turkey compared with similar countries

  • Turkey's 80.18 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 72.49, 1.1× the median. (55 countries reporting)
  • Turkey's 80.18 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.96, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.66 75.95 79.14 5
2010s 80.26 78.98 80.7 6

Countries ranked near Turkey

  1. 53 Russia 80.48 compare
  2. 54 Palestine 80.29 compare
  3. 55 Armenia 80.29 compare
  4. 57 Zambia 79.91 compare
  5. 58 Poland 79.73 compare
  6. 59 Spain 79.6 compare

See the full ranking of 186 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Turkey?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in Turkey was 80.18 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Turkey?
The highest recorded value was 80.7 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in Turkey?
The lowest recorded value was 75.95 in 2005.
How does Turkey rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
Turkey ranks 56th out of 186 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in Turkey?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Turkey 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.