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

Iran: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 59.54 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
59.54
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
145th
of 191 countries
All-time high
59.54
in 2018
All-time low
53.53
in 2016
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02040602015201720192015: 53.82016: 53.52017: 53.52018: 59.52019: 59.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Iran recorded 59.54 for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.7% over five years.

That places Iran 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Iran, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 53.77 —
2016 53.53 -0.4%
2017 53.53 +0.0%
2018 59.54 +11.2%
2019 59.54 +0.0%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 59.54 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.14, 84% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 59.54 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.97, 80% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 142 Bosnia and Herzegovina 60.43 compare
  2. 143 Sri Lanka 59.78 compare
  3. 144 Grenada 59.62 compare
  4. 146 Antigua and Barbuda 58.88 compare
  5. 147 Zimbabwe 58.71 compare
  6. 148 Ecuador 58.63 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Iran?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Iran was 59.54 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 59.54 in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 53.53 in 2016.
How does Iran rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Iran ranks 145th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Iran 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
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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.