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

Brazil: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 34.4 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
34.4
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
185th
of 191 countries
All-time high
34.4
in 2017
All-time low
34.18
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

01020302015201720192015: 34.22016: 34.32017: 34.42018: 34.42019: 34.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Brazil recorded 34.4 for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in 2019.

The figure is up 0.6% over five years.

Brazil ranks 185th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Brazil, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 34.18
2016 34.31 +0.4%
2017 34.4 +0.3%
2018 34.4 -0.0%
2019 34.4 -0.0%

Brazil compared with similar countries

  • Brazil's 34.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.14, 48% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Brazil's 34.4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.41, 53% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Brazil

  1. 182 Cameroon 36.34 compare
  2. 183 Gabon 35.92 compare
  3. 184 Guinea 35.49 compare
  4. 186 Congo 26.79 compare
  5. 187 Bolivia 21.62 compare
  6. 188 Central African Republic 18.89 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Brazil?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Brazil was 34.4 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Brazil?
The highest recorded value was 34.4 in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Brazil?
The lowest recorded value was 34.18 in 2015.
How does Brazil rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Brazil ranks 185th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Brazil 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
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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.