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

Pakistan: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 48.33 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
48.33
Change on year
up 81.2%
World rank
139th
of 191 countries
All-time high
48.33
in 2019
All-time low
26.67
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

010203040502005201220192005: 26.72006: 26.72007: 26.72008: 26.72009: 26.72010: 26.72011: 26.72012: 26.72013: 26.72014: 26.72015: 26.72016: 26.72017: 26.72018: 26.72019: 48.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Pakistan stood at 48.33. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 81.2% on the previous year and up 81.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Pakistan peaked at 48.33 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 26.67, in 2005.

Pakistan ranks 139th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Pakistan, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Pakistan, 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 26.67 +0.0%
2013 26.67 +0.0%
2014 26.67 +0.0%
2015 26.67 +0.0%
2016 26.67 +0.0%
2017 26.67 +0.0%
2018 26.67 +0.0%
2019 48.33 +81.2%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 48.33 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50, 97% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 48.33 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80, 60% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.67 26.67 26.67 5
2010s 28.83 26.67 48.33 10

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 139 Botswana 48.33 compare
  2. 139 Sierra Leone 48.33 compare
  3. 139 Solomon Islands 48.33 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 Pakistan?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Pakistan was 48.33 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 48.33 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 26.67 in 2005.
How does Pakistan rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Pakistan ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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.