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

Gambia: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 49.01 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
49.01
Change on year
up 7.0%
World rank
173rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
49.01
in 2019
All-time low
45.78
in 2018
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

010203040502015201720192015: 47.92016: 47.92017: 47.92018: 45.82019: 49

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Gambia is 49.01, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.0% on the previous year and up 2.3% over five years.

Gambia ranks 173rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Gambia, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 47.9 —
2016 47.9 +0.0%
2017 47.9 +0.0%
2018 45.78 -4.4%
2019 49.01 +7.0%

Gambia compared with similar countries

  • Gambia's 49.01 is below the median for low income countries, which is 58.39, 84% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Gambia's 49.01 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.37, 85% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Gambia

  1. 170 Niger 49.41 compare
  2. 171 Argentina 49.34 compare
  3. 172 Benin 49.28 compare
  4. 174 Mali 48.92 compare
  5. 175 Togo 47.33 compare
  6. 176 Nepal 47.15 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Gambia?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Gambia was 49.01 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Gambia?
The highest recorded value was 49.01 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Gambia?
The lowest recorded value was 45.78 in 2018.
How does Gambia rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Gambia ranks 173rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Gambia 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.