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

Kuwait: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 92.48 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
92.48
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
6th
of 191 countries
All-time high
92.48
in 2015
All-time low
92.48
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060801002015201720192015: 92.52016: 92.52017: 92.52018: 92.52019: 92.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Kuwait is 92.48, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over five years.

Kuwait ranks 6th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Kuwait, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 92.48 —
2016 92.48 +0.0%
2017 92.48 +0.0%
2018 92.48 +0.0%
2019 92.48 +0.0%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 92.48 is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.6, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 92.48 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.97, 1.3× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 3 Qatar 99.44 compare
  2. 4 Ireland 94.59 compare
  3. 5 Mauritius 93.96 compare
  4. 7 Singapore 91.58 compare
  5. 8 Denmark 91.14 compare
  6. 9 New Zealand 91.05 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Kuwait?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Kuwait was 92.48 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 92.48 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 92.48 in 2015.
How does Kuwait rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Kuwait ranks 6th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Kuwait 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.