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

Maldives ranks 86th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

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

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

Maldives: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 76.67 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

76.67

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

86th

of 188 countries

All-time high

100

in 2005

All-time low

in 2013

Years of data

2005–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 76.67 for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in 2019.

The figure is down 23.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Maldives peaked at 100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 55, in 2013.

That places Maldives 86th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	100	100	100	5
2010s	72.67	55	100	10

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.0004 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.0018 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Maldives?: Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Maldives was 76.67 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 100 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 55 in 2013.
How does Maldives rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?: Maldives ranks 86th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is down 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Maldives 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.