Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 86.18 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in United Kingdom, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 86.18 for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over five years.
That places United Kingdom 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 86.45 | — |
| 2016 | 86.82 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 86.9 | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 87.14 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 86.18 | -1.1% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 86.18 is above the median for high income countries, which is 83.6, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 86.18 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 82.16, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in United Kingdom?
- Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in United Kingdom was 86.18 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 87.14 in 2018.
- What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.18 in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
- United Kingdom ranks 27th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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.