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

Jordan: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 78.72 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
78.72
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
62nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
78.72
in 2019
All-time low
69.86
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060802015201720192015: 69.92016: 70.52017: 712018: 71.72019: 78.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Jordan stood at 78.72. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 12.7% over five years.

That places Jordan 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Jordan, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 69.86
2016 70.52 +0.9%
2017 70.99 +0.7%
2018 71.72 +1.0%
2019 78.72 +9.8%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 78.72 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.14, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 78.72 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.97, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 59 Botswana 80.01 compare
  2. 60 Belize 79.9 compare
  3. 61 France 79.18 compare
  4. 63 Saudi Arabia 78.66 compare
  5. 64 Belgium 78.38 compare
  6. 65 Kazakhstan 78.21 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Jordan?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Jordan was 78.72 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 78.72 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 69.86 in 2015.
How does Jordan rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Jordan ranks 62nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Jordan 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.