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

Kosovo: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 81.92 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
81.92
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 191 countries
All-time high
81.92
in 2018
All-time low
71.11
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060802015201720192015: 71.12016: 80.82017: 80.82018: 81.92019: 81.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Kosovo is 81.92, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.2% over five years.

That places Kosovo 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Kosovo, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 71.11
2016 80.8 +13.6%
2017 80.8 +0.0%
2018 81.92 +1.4%
2019 81.92 +0.0%

Kosovo compared with similar countries

  • Kosovo's 81.92 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.14, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Kosovo's 81.92 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.16, 100% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Kosovo

  1. 45 Slovenia 83.27 compare
  2. 46 Germany 82.16 compare
  3. 47 San Marino 82.02 compare
  4. 48 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 81.92 compare
  5. 50 Croatia 81.85 compare
  6. 51 Bahamas 81.69 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Kosovo?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Kosovo was 81.92 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Kosovo?
The highest recorded value was 81.92 in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Kosovo?
The lowest recorded value was 71.11 in 2015.
How does Kosovo rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Kosovo ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Kosovo 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
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.