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

Iceland: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 70 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
70
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
104th
of 191 countries
All-time high
70
in 2013
All-time low
35
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 352006: 63.32007: 63.32008: 63.32009: 63.32010: 63.32011: 652012: 652013: 702014: 702015: 702016: 702017: 702018: 702019: 70

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Iceland recorded 70 for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 10.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Iceland peaked at 70 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 35, in 2005.

Iceland ranks 104th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Iceland, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Iceland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 35 —
2006 63.33 +81.0%
2007 63.33 +0.0%
2008 63.33 +0.0%
2009 63.33 +0.0%
2010 63.33 +0.0%
2011 65 +2.6%
2012 65 +0.0%
2013 70 +7.7%
2014 70 +0.0%
2015 70 +0.0%
2016 70 +0.0%
2017 70 +0.0%
2018 70 +0.0%
2019 70 +0.0%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 70 is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.33, 79% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 70 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.33, 79% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.67 35 63.33 5
2010s 68.33 63.33 70 10

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 104 Micronesia (country) 70 compare
  2. 104 Thailand 70 compare
  3. 107 Luxembourg 66.67 compare
  4. 107 Madagascar 66.67 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 Iceland?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Iceland was 70 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 70 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 35 in 2005.
How does Iceland rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Iceland ranks 104th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iceland 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.