Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Argentina

Argentina: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 49.34 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
49.34
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
171st
of 191 countries
All-time high
49.34
in 2017
All-time low
45.73
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Argentina, 2015–2019

010203040502015201720192015: 45.72016: 47.52017: 49.32018: 49.32019: 49.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Argentina is 49.34, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.9% over five years.

That places Argentina 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Argentina, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Argentina, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 45.73 —
2016 47.51 +3.9%
2017 49.34 +3.9%
2018 49.34 +0.0%
2019 49.34 +0.0%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 49.34 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.14, 69% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 49.34 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.41, 77% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 168 Honduras 49.92 compare
  2. 169 Comoros 49.86 compare
  3. 170 Niger 49.41 compare
  4. 172 Benin 49.28 compare
  5. 173 Gambia 49.01 compare
  6. 174 Mali 48.92 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Argentina?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Argentina was 49.34 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 49.34 in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 45.73 in 2015.
How does Argentina rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Argentina ranks 171st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Argentina 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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Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 955 data points, 2015–2019
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, 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.