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

United Kingdom: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 90 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
90
Change on year
down 1.8%
World rank
40th
of 188 countries
All-time high
91.67
in 2005
All-time low
90
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 91.72006: 91.72007: 91.72008: 91.72009: 91.72010: 91.72011: 91.72012: 91.72013: 91.72014: 91.72015: 91.72016: 91.72017: 91.72018: 91.72019: 90

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in United Kingdom is 90, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is down 1.8% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in United Kingdom peaked at 91.67 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 90, in 2019.

That places United Kingdom 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 91.67 91.67 91.67 5
2010s 91.5 90 91.67 10

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 40 Russia 90 compare
  2. 40 Argentina 90 compare
  3. 40 Azerbaijan 90 compare
  4. 40 France 90 compare
  5. 40 Germany 90 compare
  6. 40 Ireland 90 compare
  7. 40 Jordan 90 compare
  8. 40 Malaysia 90 compare
  9. 40 Marshall Islands 90 compare
  10. 40 Netherlands 90 compare
  11. 40 Rwanda 90 compare
  12. 40 Spain 90 compare
  13. 40 Uzbekistan 90 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in United Kingdom?
Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in United Kingdom was 90 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 91.67 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 90 in 2019.
How does United Kingdom rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
United Kingdom ranks 40th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in United Kingdom?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United Kingdom 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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About this data

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
Last refreshed

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.