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

Bahamas: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 81.69 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
81.69
Change on year
up 2.0%
World rank
51st
of 191 countries
All-time high
87.07
in 2015
All-time low
71.39
in 2016
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060802015201720192015: 87.12016: 71.42017: 74.22018: 80.12019: 81.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Bahamas is 81.69, measured in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 6.2% over five years.

Bahamas ranks 51st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Bahamas, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 87.07 —
2016 71.39 -18.0%
2017 74.16 +3.9%
2018 80.13 +8.0%
2019 81.69 +2.0%

Bahamas compared with similar countries

  • Bahamas's 81.69 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.6, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Bahamas's 81.69 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.41, 1.3× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Bahamas

  1. 48 Kosovo 81.92 compare
  2. 48 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 81.92 compare
  3. 50 Croatia 81.85 compare
  4. 52 Japan 81.63 compare
  5. 53 Armenia 81.55 compare
  6. 54 Czechia 81.35 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Bahamas?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Bahamas was 81.69 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Bahamas?
The highest recorded value was 87.07 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Bahamas?
The lowest recorded value was 71.39 in 2016.
How does Bahamas rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Bahamas ranks 51st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Bahamas 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.