Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 67.15 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
67.15
Change on year
down 2.3%
World rank
119th
of 191 countries
All-time high
71.71
in 2017
All-time low
67.15
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2019

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Papua New Guinea, 2015–2019

0204060802015201720192015: 71.32016: 71.32017: 71.72018: 68.72019: 67.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Papua New Guinea is 67.15, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 5.9% over five years.

That places Papua New Guinea 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Papua New Guinea, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 71.33 —
2016 71.33 +0.0%
2017 71.71 +0.5%
2018 68.7 -4.2%
2019 67.15 -2.3%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 67.15 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.28, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 67.15 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 74.87, 90% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 116 India 67.63 compare
  2. 117 Lebanon 67.55 compare
  3. 118 Kyrgyzstan 67.16 compare
  4. 120 Maldives 66.42 compare
  5. 121 Mexico 65.81 compare
  6. 122 Peru 65.78 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Papua New Guinea?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Papua New Guinea was 67.15 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 71.71 in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 67.15 in 2019.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Papua New Guinea ranks 119th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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
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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.