Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score in United Kingdom

United Kingdom: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 91.6 in 2015. ▬ Flat

Latest (2015)
91.6
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
14th
of 183 countries
All-time high
91.6
in 2015
All-time low
89.61
in 2011
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060801002005201020152005: 90.62006: 90.62007: 90.62008: 90.82009: 90.22010: 89.62011: 89.62012: 90.22013: 90.32014: 90.92015: 91.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in United Kingdom stood at 91.6. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in United Kingdom peaked at 91.6 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 89.61, in 2011.

That places United Kingdom 14th out of 183 countries with data for 2015, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 90.57 90.22 90.8 5
2010s 90.37 89.61 91.6 6

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 11 Oman 92.35 compare
  2. 12 Mauritius 91.92 compare
  3. 13 Denmark 91.83 compare
  4. 15 Norway 91.36 compare
  5. 16 Finland 89.38 compare
  6. 17 Switzerland 89.13 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in United Kingdom?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in United Kingdom was 91.6 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 91.6 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 89.61 in 2011.
How does United Kingdom rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
United Kingdom ranks 14th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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Indicator
Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,006 data points, 2005–2015
Last refreshed

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.