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

Lebanon: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 67.55 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
67.55
Change on year
down 0.6%
World rank
117th
of 191 countries
All-time high
68.21
in 2016
All-time low
67.55
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02040602015201720192015: 68.12016: 68.22017: 68.22018: 67.92019: 67.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Lebanon is 67.55, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.9% over five years.

That places Lebanon 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Lebanon, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 68.14 —
2016 68.21 +0.1%
2017 68.21 +0.0%
2018 67.93 -0.4%
2019 67.55 -0.6%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 67.55 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.28, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 67.55 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 73.97, 91% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 114 Palau 68.48 compare
  2. 115 Cote d'Ivoire 68 compare
  3. 116 India 67.63 compare
  4. 118 Kyrgyzstan 67.16 compare
  5. 119 Papua New Guinea 67.15 compare
  6. 120 Maldives 66.42 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Lebanon?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Lebanon was 67.55 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 68.21 in 2016.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 67.55 in 2019.
How does Lebanon rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Lebanon ranks 117th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Lebanon 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.