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

Singapore: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 96.67 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
96.67
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
5th
of 191 countries
All-time high
96.67
in 2005
All-time low
95
in 2009
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 96.72006: 96.72007: 96.72008: 96.72009: 952010: 952011: 952012: 952013: 952014: 952015: 952016: 96.72017: 96.72018: 96.72019: 96.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Singapore stood at 96.67. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Singapore peaked at 96.67 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 95, in 2009.

That places Singapore 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Singapore, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 96.67 —
2006 96.67 +0.0%
2007 96.67 +0.0%
2008 96.67 +0.0%
2009 95 -1.7%
2010 95 +0.0%
2011 95 +0.0%
2012 95 +0.0%
2013 95 +0.0%
2014 95 +0.0%
2015 95 +0.0%
2016 96.67 +1.8%
2017 96.67 +0.0%
2018 96.67 +0.0%
2019 96.67 +0.0%

Singapore compared with similar countries

  • Singapore's 96.67 is above the median for high income countries, which is 88.33, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Singapore's 96.67 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 74.17, 1.3× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 96.33 95 96.67 5
2010s 95.67 95 96.67 10

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 3 Qatar 98.33 compare
  2. 3 Saudi Arabia 98.33 compare
  3. 5 Brunei 96.67 compare
  4. 5 Georgia 96.67 compare
  5. 5 Norway 96.67 compare
  6. 5 Ukraine 96.67 compare
  7. 5 United Arab Emirates 96.67 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 Singapore?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Singapore was 96.67 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 96.67 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 95 in 2009.
How does Singapore rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Singapore ranks 5th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Singapore 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.