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

Nigeria: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 25 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
25
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
176th
of 191 countries
All-time high
26.67
in 2005
All-time low
6.67
in 2013
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

5101520252005201220192005: 26.72006: 26.72007: 26.72008: 26.72009: 26.72010: 26.72011: 26.72012: 16.72013: 6.72014: 6.72015: 252016: 252017: 252018: 252019: 25

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Nigeria stood at 25.

The figure is down 6.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Nigeria peaked at 26.67 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 6.67, in 2013.

Nigeria ranks 176th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Nigeria, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 26.67 —
2006 26.67 +0.0%
2007 26.67 +0.0%
2008 26.67 +0.0%
2009 26.67 +0.0%
2010 26.67 +0.0%
2011 26.67 +0.0%
2012 16.67 -37.5%
2013 6.67 -60.0%
2014 6.67 +0.0%
2015 25 +275.0%
2016 25 +0.0%
2017 25 +0.0%
2018 25 +0.0%
2019 25 +0.0%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 25 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50, 50% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 25 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.67, 54% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.67 26.67 26.67 5
2010s 20.83 6.67 26.67 10

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 175 Haiti 26.67 compare
  2. 177 Gambia 23.33 compare
  3. 177 Togo 23.33 compare
  4. 179 Congo 21.67 compare
  5. 179 Gabon 21.67 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 Nigeria?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Nigeria was 25 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 26.67 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 6.67 in 2013.
How does Nigeria rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Nigeria ranks 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Nigeria?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Nigeria 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.