Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 18.89 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
18.89
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
188th
of 191 countries
All-time high
18.89
in 2015
All-time low
18.89
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Central African Republic, 2015–2019

051015202015201720192015: 18.92016: 18.92017: 18.92018: 18.92019: 18.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Central African Republic stood at 18.89. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

That places Central African Republic 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Central African Republic, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 18.89 —
2016 18.89 +0.0%
2017 18.89 +0.0%
2018 18.89 +0.0%
2019 18.89 +0.0%

Central African Republic compared with similar countries

  • Central African Republic's 18.89 is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.39, 32% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Central African Republic's 18.89 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.37, 33% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Central African Republic?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Central African Republic was 18.89 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 18.89 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 18.89 in 2015.
How does Central African Republic rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Central African Republic ranks 188th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Central African Republic 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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Indicator
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.