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

Sri Lanka: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 45 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
45
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
147th
of 188 countries
All-time high
45
in 2018
All-time low
0
in 2010
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

010203040502005201220192005: 8.32006: 6.72007: 6.72008: 6.72009: 6.72010: 02011: 02012: 3.32013: 8.32014: 26.72015: 26.72016: 26.72017: 26.72018: 452019: 45

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Sri Lanka recorded 45 for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 575.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Sri Lanka peaked at 45 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2010.

That places Sri Lanka 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7 6.67 8.33 5
2010s 20.83 0 45 10

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 147 Ghana 45 compare
  2. 147 Panama 45 compare
  3. 147 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 Sri Lanka?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Sri Lanka was 45 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 45 in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2010.
How does Sri Lanka rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
Sri Lanka ranks 147th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 575.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.