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

South Africa: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 93.33 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
93.33
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
16th
of 190 countries
All-time high
93.33
in 2013
All-time low
85
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 852006: 852007: 86.72008: 902009: 902010: 902011: 91.72012: 91.72013: 93.32014: 93.32015: 93.32016: 93.32017: 93.32018: 93.32019: 93.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

South Africa recorded 93.33 for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in South Africa peaked at 93.33 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 85, in 2005.

South Africa ranks 16th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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 South Africa, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in South Africa, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 85
2006 85 +0.0%
2007 86.67 +2.0%
2008 90 +3.8%
2009 90 +0.0%
2010 90 +0.0%
2011 91.67 +1.9%
2012 91.67 +0.0%
2013 93.33 +1.8%
2014 93.33 +0.0%
2015 93.33 +0.0%
2016 93.33 +0.0%
2017 93.33 +0.0%
2018 93.33 +0.0%
2019 93.33 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 87.33 85 90 5
2010s 92.67 90 93.33 10

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 16 China 93.33 compare
  2. 16 Belarus 93.33 compare
  3. 16 Chile 93.33 compare
  4. 16 Dominican Republic 93.33 compare
  5. 16 El Salvador 93.33 compare
  6. 16 Latvia 93.33 compare
  7. 16 New Zealand 93.33 compare
  8. 16 North Macedonia 93.33 compare
  9. 16 Poland 93.33 compare
  10. 16 Tajikistan 93.33 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in South Africa?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in South Africa was 93.33 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 93.33 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 85 in 2005.
How does South Africa rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
South Africa ranks 16th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in South Africa?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Africa 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
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.