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

Colombia: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 58.62 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
58.62
Change on year
up 1.3%
World rank
149th
of 191 countries
All-time high
58.62
in 2019
All-time low
57.85
in 2018
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02040602015201720192015: 58.32016: 57.92017: 57.92018: 57.92019: 58.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Colombia is 58.62, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 0.5% over five years.

Colombia ranks 149th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Colombia, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 58.33 —
2016 57.94 -0.7%
2017 57.92 -0.0%
2018 57.85 -0.1%
2019 58.62 +1.3%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 58.62 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.14, 82% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 58.62 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 64.41, 91% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 146 Antigua and Barbuda 58.88 compare
  2. 147 Zimbabwe 58.71 compare
  3. 148 Ecuador 58.63 compare
  4. 150 Haiti 57.58 compare
  5. 151 Dominican Republic 57.44 compare
  6. 152 Bangladesh 56.13 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Colombia?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Colombia was 58.62 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 58.62 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 57.85 in 2018.
How does Colombia rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Colombia ranks 149th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Colombia 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
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.