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

Puerto Rico: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 78.33 in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
78.33
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 190 countries
All-time high
80
in 2005
All-time low
78.33
in 2007
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 802006: 802007: 78.32008: 78.32009: 78.32010: 78.32011: 78.32012: 78.32013: 78.32014: 78.32015: 78.32016: 78.32017: 78.32018: 78.32019: 78.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Puerto Rico stood at 78.33. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Puerto Rico peaked at 80 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 78.33, in 2007.

That places Puerto Rico 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 79 78.33 80 5
2010s 78.33 78.33 78.33 10

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 82 Armenia, Republic of 80 compare
  2. 82 Iraq 80 compare
  3. 82 Oman 80 compare
  4. 85 Cyprus 78.33 compare
  5. 87 Maldives 76.67 compare
  6. 88 Bhutan 75 compare
  7. 88 Montenegro 75 compare
  8. 88 San Marino, Republic of 75 compare
  9. 88 Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of 75 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

More reference data data for Puerto Rico

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Puerto Rico?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Puerto Rico was 78.33 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 80 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 78.33 in 2007.
How does Puerto Rico rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Puerto Rico ranks 85th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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
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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.