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

Panama: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 45 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
45
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
150th
of 191 countries
All-time high
45
in 2018
All-time low
5
in 2012
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

010203040502005201220192005: 18.32006: 18.32007: 18.32008: 18.32009: 18.32010: 18.32011: 18.32012: 52013: 18.32014: 18.32015: 18.32016: 18.32017: 18.32018: 452019: 45

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Panama stood at 45. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 145.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Panama peaked at 45 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5, in 2012.

That places Panama 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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 Panama, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Panama, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 18.33 —
2006 18.33 +0.0%
2007 18.33 +0.0%
2008 18.33 +0.0%
2009 18.33 +0.0%
2010 18.33 +0.0%
2011 18.33 +0.0%
2012 5 -72.7%
2013 18.33 +266.7%
2014 18.33 +0.0%
2015 18.33 +0.0%
2016 18.33 +0.0%
2017 18.33 +0.0%
2018 45 +145.5%
2019 45 +0.0%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 45 is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.33, 51% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 45 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 58.33, 77% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.33 18.33 18.33 5
2010s 22.33 5 45 10

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 150 Ghana 45 compare
  2. 150 Sri Lanka 45 compare
  3. 150 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Panama?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Panama was 45 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 45 in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 5 in 2012.
How does Panama rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Panama ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 145.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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.