Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 96.67 in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
96.67
Change on year
down 1.7%
World rank
5th
of 190 countries
All-time high
98.33
in 2012
All-time low
81.67
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 81.72006: 81.72007: 81.72008: 81.72009: 81.72010: 81.72011: 81.72012: 98.32013: 98.32014: 98.32015: 98.32016: 98.32017: 98.32018: 98.32019: 96.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in United Arab Emirates stood at 96.67.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in United Arab Emirates peaked at 98.33 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 81.67, in 2005.

United Arab Emirates ranks 5th 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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 81.67 81.67 81.67 5
2010s 94.83 81.67 98.33 10

Countries ranked near United Arab Emirates

  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 Singapore 96.67 compare
  7. 5 Ukraine 96.67 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in United Arab Emirates?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in United Arab Emirates 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 United Arab Emirates?
The highest recorded value was 98.33 in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in United Arab Emirates?
The lowest recorded value was 81.67 in 2005.
How does United Arab Emirates rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
United Arab Emirates ranks 5th out of 190 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in United Arab Emirates?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Arab Emirates 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.