Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Belgium
Belgium: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 78.38 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Belgium, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Belgium stood at 78.38. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 1.6% over five years.
That places Belgium 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 77.18 | — |
| 2016 | 77.06 | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.69 | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 77.48 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 78.38 | +1.2% |
Belgium compared with similar countries
- Belgium's 78.38 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.6, 94% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Belgium's 78.38 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.16, 95% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Belgium
- 61 France 79.18 compare
- 62 Jordan 78.72 compare
- 63 Saudi Arabia 78.66 compare
- 65 Kazakhstan 78.21 compare
- 66 Ukraine 78.05 compare
- 67 Costa Rica 77.99 compare
More reference data data for Belgium
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9298 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.291 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1382 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.09 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.12 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.61 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.4 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7526 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Belgium?
- Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Belgium was 78.38 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 78.38 in 2019.
- What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 77.06 in 2016.
- How does Belgium rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
- Belgium ranks 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Belgium 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.