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

South Korea: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 85 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
85
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
75th
of 191 countries
All-time high
86.67
in 2012
All-time low
80
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 802006: 802007: 802008: 802009: 802010: 802011: 83.32012: 86.72013: 86.72014: 86.72015: 852016: 852017: 852018: 852019: 85

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in South Korea stood at 85.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in South Korea peaked at 86.67 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 80, in 2005.

That places South Korea 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in South Korea, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 80 —
2006 80 +0.0%
2007 80 +0.0%
2008 80 +0.0%
2009 80 +0.0%
2010 80 +0.0%
2011 83.33 +4.2%
2012 86.67 +4.0%
2013 86.67 +0.0%
2014 86.67 +0.0%
2015 85 -1.9%
2016 85 +0.0%
2017 85 +0.0%
2018 85 +0.0%
2019 85 +0.0%

South Korea compared with similar countries

  • South Korea's 85 is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.33, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • South Korea's 85 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 74.17, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80 80 80 5
2010s 84.83 80 86.67 10

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 75 Austria 85 compare
  2. 75 Croatia 85 compare
  3. 75 Kuwait 85 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 South Korea?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in South Korea was 85 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 86.67 in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 80 in 2005.
How does South Korea rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
South Korea ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea 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.