Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Ghana
Ghana: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 56.03 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Ghana, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Ghana stood at 56.03. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is down 16.1% on the previous year and down 15.4% over five years.
That places Ghana 153rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 66.23 | — |
| 2016 | 66.23 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.47 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 66.77 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 56.03 | -16.1% |
Ghana compared with similar countries
- Ghana's 56.03 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.28, 91% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Ghana's 56.03 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.37, 98% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Ghana
- 150 Haiti 57.58 compare
- 151 Dominican Republic 57.44 compare
- 152 Bangladesh 56.13 compare
- 154 Eritrea 55.9 compare
- 155 Burkina Faso 55.89 compare
- 156 Guinea-Bissau 55.16 compare
More reference data data for Ghana
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2805 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.89 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1989 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.69 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9405 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9478 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 12.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.08 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Ghana?
- Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Ghana was 56.03 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 66.77 in 2018.
- What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.03 in 2019.
- How does Ghana rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
- Ghana ranks 153rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Ghana 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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About this data
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.