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

Ireland: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 90 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
90
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
40th
of 191 countries
All-time high
90
in 2005
All-time low
90
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 902006: 902007: 902008: 902009: 902010: 902011: 902012: 902013: 902014: 902015: 902016: 902017: 902018: 902019: 90

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Ireland stood at 90. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

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

That places Ireland 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Ireland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 90 —
2006 90 +0.0%
2007 90 +0.0%
2008 90 +0.0%
2009 90 +0.0%
2010 90 +0.0%
2011 90 +0.0%
2012 90 +0.0%
2013 90 +0.0%
2014 90 +0.0%
2015 90 +0.0%
2016 90 +0.0%
2017 90 +0.0%
2018 90 +0.0%
2019 90 +0.0%

Ireland compared with similar countries

  • Ireland's 90 is above the median for high income countries, which is 88.33, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Ireland's 90 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 88.33, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

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

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 40 Russia 90 compare
  2. 40 Argentina 90 compare
  3. 40 Azerbaijan 90 compare
  4. 40 France 90 compare
  5. 40 Germany 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

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 Ireland?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Ireland was 90 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 90 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 90 in 2005.
How does Ireland rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Ireland ranks 40th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland 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
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.