Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Colombia

Colombia: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 88.33 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
88.33
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
55th
of 191 countries
All-time high
88.33
in 2011
All-time low
0
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Colombia, 2005–2019

0204060802005201220192005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 51.72009: 702010: 702011: 88.32012: 88.32013: 88.32014: 86.72015: 86.72016: 852017: 852018: 86.72019: 88.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Colombia stood at 88.33. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Colombia peaked at 88.33 in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.

That places Colombia 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 per year (number per year) - Score in Colombia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Colombia, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 51.67 —
2009 70 +35.5%
2010 70 +0.0%
2011 88.33 +26.2%
2012 88.33 +0.0%
2013 88.33 +0.0%
2014 86.67 -1.9%
2015 86.67 +0.0%
2016 85 -1.9%
2017 85 +0.0%
2018 86.67 +2.0%
2019 88.33 +1.9%

Colombia compared with similar countries

  • Colombia's 88.33 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 80, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Colombia's 88.33 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.33, 1.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 24.33 0 70 5
2010s 85.33 70 88.33 10

Countries ranked near Colombia

  1. 54 Brazil 88.98 compare
  2. 55 Costa Rica 88.33 compare
  3. 55 Denmark 88.33 compare
  4. 55 Kazakhstan 88.33 compare
  5. 55 Kosovo 88.33 compare
  6. 55 Lithuania 88.33 compare
  7. 55 Moldova 88.33 compare
  8. 55 Slovenia 88.33 compare
  9. 55 Turkey 88.33 compare
  10. 55 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 88.33 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Colombia?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Colombia was 88.33 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Colombia?
The highest recorded value was 88.33 in 2011.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Colombia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
How does Colombia rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Colombia ranks 55th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Colombia?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Colombia data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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The score for tax payments benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.