Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 59.78 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
59.78
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
143rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
59.79
in 2018
All-time low
53.52
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02040602015201720192015: 53.52016: 53.72017: 53.92018: 59.82019: 59.8

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

Annual values for Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Sri Lanka, 2015 to 2019.
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

  1. 140 Tajikistan 60.94 compare
  2. 141 Burundi 60.87 compare
  3. 142 Bosnia and Herzegovina 60.43 compare
  4. 144 Grenada 59.62 compare
  5. 145 Iran 59.54 compare
  6. 146 Antigua and Barbuda 58.88 compare

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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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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.