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

Germany: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 90 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
90
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 188 countries
All-time high
90
in 2012
All-time low
85
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 852006: 852007: 852008: 852009: 852010: 852011: 852012: 902013: 902014: 902015: 902016: 902017: 902018: 902019: 90

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Germany is 90, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Germany peaked at 90 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 85, in 2005.

That places Germany 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85 85 85 5
2010s 89 85 90 10

Countries ranked near Germany

  1. 40 Russia 90 compare
  2. 40 Argentina 90 compare
  3. 40 Azerbaijan 90 compare
  4. 40 France 90 compare
  5. 40 Ireland 90 compare
  6. 40 Jordan 90 compare
  7. 40 Malaysia 90 compare
  8. 40 Marshall Islands 90 compare
  9. 40 Netherlands 90 compare
  10. 40 Rwanda 90 compare
  11. 40 Spain 90 compare
  12. 40 United Kingdom 90 compare
  13. 40 Uzbekistan 90 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Germany?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Germany was 90 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Germany?
The highest recorded value was 90 in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Germany?
The lowest recorded value was 85 in 2005.
How does Germany rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Germany ranks 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Germany?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Germany 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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About this data

Indicator
Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed

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.