Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 59.78 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Sri Lanka recorded 59.78 for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.7% over five years.
Sri Lanka ranks 143rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 53.52 | — |
| 2016 | 53.7 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 53.93 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 59.79 | +10.9% |
| 2019 | 59.78 | -0.0% |
Sri Lanka compared with similar countries
- Sri Lanka's 59.78 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 71.14, 84% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Sri Lanka's 59.78 is below the median for South Asia, which is 63.1, 95% of the median. (6 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
- 140 Tajikistan 60.94 compare
- 141 Burundi 60.87 compare
- 142 Bosnia and Herzegovina 60.43 compare
- 144 Grenada 59.62 compare
- 145 Iran 59.54 compare
- 146 Antigua and Barbuda 58.88 compare
More reference data data for Sri Lanka
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1608 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.316 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1784 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.539 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.1604 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.15 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9713 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Sri Lanka?
- Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Sri Lanka was 59.78 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 59.79 in 2018.
- What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.52 in 2015.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
- Sri Lanka ranks 143rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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.