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

Sierra Leone: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 48.33 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
48.33
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
139th
of 191 countries
All-time high
56.67
in 2005
All-time low
48.33
in 2015
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 56.72006: 56.72007: 56.72008: 56.72009: 56.72010: 56.72011: 502012: 502013: 502014: 502015: 48.32016: 48.32017: 48.32018: 48.32019: 48.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

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

The figure is down 14.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Sierra Leone peaked at 56.67 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 48.33, in 2015.

Sierra Leone ranks 139th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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 Sierra Leone, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Sierra Leone, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 56.67 —
2006 56.67 +0.0%
2007 56.67 +0.0%
2008 56.67 +0.0%
2009 56.67 +0.0%
2010 56.67 +0.0%
2011 50 -11.8%
2012 50 +0.0%
2013 50 +0.0%
2014 50 +0.0%
2015 48.33 -3.3%
2016 48.33 +0.0%
2017 48.33 +0.0%
2018 48.33 +0.0%
2019 48.33 +0.0%

Sierra Leone compared with similar countries

  • Sierra Leone's 48.33 is above the median for low income countries, which is 45, 1.1× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Sierra Leone's 48.33 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.67, 1.0× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.67 56.67 56.67 5
2010s 49.83 48.33 56.67 10

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

  1. 139 Pakistan 48.33 compare
  2. 139 Botswana 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 Sierra Leone?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone?
The highest recorded value was 56.67 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?
The lowest recorded value was 48.33 in 2015.
How does Sierra Leone rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Sierra Leone ranks 139th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Sierra Leone?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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.