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

Japan: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 81.63 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
81.63
Change on year
up 0.0%
World rank
52nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
81.63
in 2019
All-time low
78.18
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060802015201720192015: 78.22016: 80.82017: 81.42018: 81.62019: 81.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Japan is 81.63, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 4.4% over five years.

Japan ranks 52nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Japan, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 78.18 —
2016 80.82 +3.4%
2017 81.38 +0.7%
2018 81.62 +0.3%
2019 81.63 +0.0%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 81.63 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.6, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 81.63 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 74.87, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 50 Croatia 81.85 compare
  2. 51 Bahamas 81.69 compare
  3. 53 Armenia 81.55 compare
  4. 54 Czechia 81.35 compare
  5. 55 South Africa 81.25 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Japan?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Japan was 81.63 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Japan?
The highest recorded value was 81.63 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 78.18 in 2015.
How does Japan rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Japan ranks 52nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Japan 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.