Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Zambia
Zambia: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 88.94 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Zambia, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Zambia is 88.94, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.0% over five years.
That places Zambia 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 80.84 | — |
| 2016 | 81.05 | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 88.94 | +9.7% |
| 2018 | 88.94 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.94 | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 88.94 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.28, 1.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 88.94 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.37, 1.6× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Spring temperature anomalies -0.0386 (2026)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.0941 (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies -0.018 (2026)
- Country level monthly temperature anomalies 0.3261 (2026)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Urban area long term, annual growth rate 3.69 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban area long term, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban area long term, per capita 0.0001 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Zambia?
- Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Zambia was 88.94 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 88.94 in 2017.
- What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 80.84 in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
- Zambia ranks 17th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Zambia 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.