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

Ethiopia: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 63.26 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
63.26
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
133rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
63.26
in 2018
All-time low
62.86
in 2016
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02040602015201720192015: 63.12016: 62.92017: 62.92018: 63.32019: 63.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Ethiopia is 63.26, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% over five years.

That places Ethiopia 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Ethiopia, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 63.14
2016 62.86 -0.5%
2017 62.86 +0.0%
2018 63.26 +0.6%
2019 63.26 +0.0%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 63.26 is above the median for low income countries, which is 58.39, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 63.26 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.37, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 130 Myanmar 63.94 compare
  2. 131 Libya 63.61 compare
  3. 132 Iraq 63.55 compare
  4. 134 Djibouti 62.73 compare
  5. 135 Madagascar 62.62 compare
  6. 136 Malawi 62.37 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Ethiopia?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Ethiopia was 63.26 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 63.26 in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 62.86 in 2016.
How does Ethiopia rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Ethiopia ranks 133rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.