What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in United States?

The highest recorded value was 88.33 in 2005.

What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in United States?

The lowest recorded value was 86.67 in 2010.

How does United States rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?

United States ranks 63rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in United States?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

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

Name: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in United States
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

United States: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 87.33 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

87.33

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

63rd

of 188 countries

All-time high

88.33

in 2005

All-time low

86.67

in 2010

Years of data

2005–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

United States recorded 87.33 for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in United States peaked at 88.33 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 86.67, in 2010.

United States ranks 63rd of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	88.33	88.33	88.33	5
2010s	87.13	86.67	87.33	10

Countries ranked near United States

64 India 86.77 compare
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65 Hungary 86.67 compare
65 Jamaica 86.67 compare
65 Kiribati 86.67 compare
65 Palau 86.67 compare
65 Taiwan 86.67 compare
65 Zambia 86.67 compare

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Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 112.69 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 3.28 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 175,209 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 3,540 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 35,363 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 17,186 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 589.96 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 20.7 (2050)
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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in United States?: Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in United States was 87.33 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in United States?: The highest recorded value was 88.33 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in United States?: The lowest recorded value was 86.67 in 2010.
How does United States rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?: United States ranks 63rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in United States?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this United States 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
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.