Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Nigeria
Nigeria: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 53.68 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Nigeria, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Nigeria stood at 53.68. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.9% over five years.
That places Nigeria 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Nigeria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 50.67 | — |
| 2016 | 50.33 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 53.03 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 53.53 | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 53.68 | +0.3% |
Nigeria compared with similar countries
- Nigeria's 53.68 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.28, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Nigeria's 53.68 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.37, 94% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Nigeria
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Nigeria?
- Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Nigeria was 53.68 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Nigeria?
- The highest recorded value was 53.68 in 2019.
- What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Nigeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.33 in 2016.
- How does Nigeria rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
- Nigeria ranks 160th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Nigeria 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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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.