Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 72.97 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
72.97
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
94th
of 191 countries
All-time high
73.21
in 2015
All-time low
72.97
in 2016
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060802015201720192015: 73.22016: 732017: 732018: 732019: 73

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Sierra Leone stood at 72.97. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is down 0.3% over five years.

Sierra Leone ranks 94th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sierra Leone, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 73.21 —
2016 72.97 -0.3%
2017 72.97 +0.0%
2018 72.97 +0.0%
2019 72.97 +0.0%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 72.97 is above the median for low income countries, which is 58.39, 1.2× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 72.97 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.37, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 91 Brunei 74.03 compare
  2. 92 Syria 73.97 compare
  3. 93 Uganda 73.1 compare
  4. 95 Kenya 72.79 compare
  5. 96 Philippines 72.56 compare
  6. 97 Barbados 72.35 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Sierra Leone?
Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Sierra Leone was 72.97 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 73.21 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 72.97 in 2016.
How does Sierra Leone rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Sierra Leone ranks 94th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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.