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

Iraq: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 63.55 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
63.55
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
132nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
63.55
in 2017
All-time low
63.32
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02040602015201720192015: 63.32016: 63.32017: 63.52018: 63.52019: 63.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Iraq is 63.55, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% over five years.

That places Iraq 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Iraq, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 63.32
2016 63.32 +0.0%
2017 63.55 +0.4%
2018 63.55 +0.0%
2019 63.55 +0.0%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 63.55 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.14, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 63.55 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.97, 86% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 129 Italy 63.95 compare
  2. 130 Myanmar 63.94 compare
  3. 131 Libya 63.61 compare
  4. 133 Ethiopia 63.26 compare
  5. 134 Djibouti 62.73 compare
  6. 135 Madagascar 62.62 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Iraq?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Iraq was 63.55 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 63.55 in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 63.32 in 2015.
How does Iraq rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Iraq ranks 132nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Iraq 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.