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

Iraq ranks 81st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Iraq?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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

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

Iraq: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 80 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

81st

of 188 countries

All-time high

in 2005

All-time low

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Iraq is 80, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Iraq peaked at 80 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 80, in 2005.

Iraq ranks 81st of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	80	80	80	5
2010s	80	80	80	10

Countries ranked near Iraq

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84 Puerto Rico (US) 78.33 compare

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 188.06 (2050)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 188.06 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 421.69 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 30.05 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 3,500 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 8,044 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Iraq?: Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Iraq was 80 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Iraq?: The highest recorded value was 80 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Iraq?: The lowest recorded value was 80 in 2005.
How does Iraq rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?: Iraq ranks 81st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Iraq?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iraq 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.