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

Kuwait: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 85 in 2019. ▬ Flat

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

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

0204060802005201220192005: 852006: 852007: 852008: 852009: 852010: 852011: 852012: 852013: 852014: 852015: 852016: 852017: 852018: 852019: 85

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 85 for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Kuwait peaked at 85 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 85, in 2005.

Kuwait ranks 75th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 85 is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.33, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 85 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85 85 85 5
2010s 85 85 85 10

Countries ranked near Kuwait

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