Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 58.71 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Zimbabwe, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Zimbabwe recorded 58.71 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 0.2% over five years.
Zimbabwe ranks 147th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Paying taxes (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 58.83 | — |
| 2016 | 58.83 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 58.83 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58.71 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 58.71 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 58.71 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 61.28, 96% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 58.71 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 57.37, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Zimbabwe?
- Paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score in Zimbabwe was 58.71 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 58.83 in 2015.
- What is the lowest paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.71 in 2018.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for paying taxes (db17-20 methodology) - score?
- Zimbabwe ranks 147th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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.