How does India rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?

India ranks 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

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

Name: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in India
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

India: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 86.77 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)

86.77

Change on year

up 2.0%

World rank

64th

of 188 countries

All-time high

86.77

in 2019

All-time low

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in India stood at 86.77. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 137.8% over five years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in India peaked at 86.77 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.

India ranks 64th of 188 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0	0	0	5
2010s	46.29	0	86.77	10

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in India?: Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in India was 86.77 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in India?: The highest recorded value was 86.77 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in India?: The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
How does India rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?: India ranks 64th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this India 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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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: 10 August 2026

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.