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

United States: Paying taxes (DB06-16 methodology) - Score was 80.81 in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
80.81
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
50th
of 183 countries
All-time high
80.86
in 2013
All-time low
71.8
in 2006
Years of data
11
2005–2015

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

0204060802005201020152005: 72.62006: 71.82007: 72.52008: 79.32009: 79.42010: 78.72011: 78.72012: 79.32013: 80.92014: 80.82015: 80.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2015, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in United States stood at 80.81.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in United States peaked at 80.86 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 71.8, in 2006.

United States ranks 50th of 183 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 75.12 71.8 79.44 5
2010s 79.86 78.65 80.86 6

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 47 Guatemala 81.18 compare
  2. 48 Cyprus 81.14 compare
  3. 49 Peru 81.1 compare
  4. 51 Vanuatu 80.79 compare
  5. 52 Romania 80.58 compare
  6. 53 Russia 80.48 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in United States?
Paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score in United States was 80.81 in 2015, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in United States?
The highest recorded value was 80.86 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score recorded in United States?
The lowest recorded value was 71.8 in 2006.
How does United States rank for paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score?
United States ranks 50th out of 183 countries with data for 2015.
Is paying taxes (db06-16 methodology) - score rising or falling in United States?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United States 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.