Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Afghanistan
Afghanistan: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 42.16 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Afghanistan, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Afghanistan stood at 42.16.
That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 24.8% over five years.
Afghanistan ranks 179th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Afghanistan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 56.09 | — |
| 2016 | 51.75 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | 41.97 | -18.9% |
| 2018 | 43.27 | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 42.16 | -2.6% |
Afghanistan compared with similar countries
- Afghanistan's 42.16 is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.39, 72% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Afghanistan's 42.16 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.97, 57% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Afghanistan
- 176 Nepal 47.15 compare
- 177 Panama 46.68 compare
- 178 Mauritania 42.63 compare
- 180 Equatorial Guinea 41.54 compare
- 181 Democratic Republic of Congo 40.93 compare
- 182 Cameroon 36.34 compare
More reference data data for Afghanistan
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 6.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.01 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.847 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.38 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Afghanistan?
- Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Afghanistan was 42.16 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The highest recorded value was 56.09 in 2015.
- What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Afghanistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.97 in 2017.
- How does Afghanistan rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
- Afghanistan ranks 179th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Afghanistan data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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, as well as the postfiling procedures to request and process a VAT refund claim and to comply with and complete a corporate income tax correction. The score is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.