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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
140th
of 188 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 140th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 137 Tajikistan 60.94 compare
  2. 138 Burundi 60.87 compare
  3. 139 Bosnia and Herzegovina 60.43 compare
  4. 141 Grenada 59.62 compare
  5. 142 Iran 59.54 compare
  6. 143 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 140th out of 188 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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Indicator
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 950 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.