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

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
65th
of 191 countries
All-time high
88.33
in 2005
All-time low
86.67
in 2010
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 88.32006: 88.32007: 88.32008: 88.32009: 88.32010: 86.72011: 86.72012: 86.72013: 87.32014: 87.32015: 87.32016: 87.32017: 87.32018: 87.32019: 87.3

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 65th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in United States, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 88.33 —
2006 88.33 +0.0%
2007 88.33 +0.0%
2008 88.33 +0.0%
2009 88.33 +0.0%
2010 86.67 -1.9%
2011 86.67 +0.0%
2012 86.67 +0.0%
2013 87.33 +0.8%
2014 87.33 +0.0%
2015 87.33 +0.0%
2016 87.33 +0.0%
2017 87.33 +0.0%
2018 87.33 +0.0%
2019 87.33 +0.0%

United States compared with similar countries

  • United States's 87.33 is below the median for high income countries, which is 88.33, 99% of the median. (62 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.33 88.33 88.33 5
2010s 87.13 86.67 87.33 10

Countries ranked near United States

  1. 66 India 86.77 compare
  2. 67 Australia 86.67 compare
  3. 67 Belgium 86.67 compare
  4. 67 Hungary 86.67 compare
  5. 67 Jamaica 86.67 compare
  6. 67 Kiribati 86.67 compare
  7. 67 Palau 86.67 compare
  8. 67 Taiwan 86.67 compare
  9. 67 Zambia 86.67 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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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 65th out of 191 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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Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
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CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 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.