Paying taxes: Payments in Romania

Romania: Paying taxes: Payments was 14 number per year in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
14 number per year
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
109th
of 190 countries
All-time high
113 number per year
in 2008
All-time low
14 number per year
in 2014
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments in Romania, 2005–2019

204060801001202005201220192005: 108 number per year2006: 108 number per year2007: 108 number per year2008: 113 number per year2009: 113 number per year2010: 113 number per year2011: 113 number per year2012: 41 number per year2013: 39 number per year2014: 14 number per year2015: 14 number per year2016: 14 number per year2017: 14 number per year2018: 14 number per year2019: 14 number per year

Source: World Bank. Measured in number per year.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments in Romania is 14 number per year, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 87.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments in Romania peaked at 113 number per year in 2008 and was at its lowest, 14 number per year, in 2014.

Romania ranks 109th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Paying taxes: Payments in Romania, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments (number per year) in Romania, 2005 to 2019.
Year number per year Change
2005 108 number per year —
2006 108 number per year +0.0%
2007 108 number per year +0.0%
2008 113 number per year +4.6%
2009 113 number per year +0.0%
2010 113 number per year +0.0%
2011 113 number per year +0.0%
2012 41 number per year -63.7%
2013 39 number per year -4.9%
2014 14 number per year -64.1%
2015 14 number per year +0.0%
2016 14 number per year +0.0%
2017 14 number per year +0.0%
2018 14 number per year +0.0%
2019 14 number per year +0.0%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 14 number per year is above the median for high income countries, which is 10 number per year, 1.4× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 14 number per year is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10 number per year, 1.4× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 110 number per year 108 number per year 113 number per year 5
2010s 39 number per year 14 number per year 113 number per year 10

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 106 Armenia 15 number per year compare
  2. 106 Iraq 15 number per year compare
  3. 106 Oman 15 number per year compare
  4. 109 Bulgaria 14 number per year compare
  5. 109 Italy 14 number per year compare
  6. 112 Philippines 13 number per year compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

More reference data data for Romania

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments in Romania?
Paying taxes: payments in Romania was 14 number per year in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 113 number per year in 2008.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 14 number per year in 2014.
How does Romania rank for paying taxes: payments?
Romania ranks 109th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is down 87.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Romania data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments (number per year). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments (number per year)
Unit
number per year
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,789 data points, 2005–2019
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The tax payments capture the total number of taxes and contributions paid, the method of payment, the frequency of payment, and the frequency of ?ling. It includes taxes withheld by the company, such as sales tax, VAT and employee-borne labor taxes.