Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe: Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score was 20 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Zimbabwe, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Zimbabwe stood at 20.
The figure is up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Zimbabwe peaked at 21.67 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 15, in 2006.
That places Zimbabwe 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Payments per year (number per year) - Score in Zimbabwe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 21.67 | — |
| 2006 | 15 | -30.8% |
| 2007 | 16.67 | +11.1% |
| 2008 | 16.67 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.67 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20 | +20.0% |
| 2011 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20 | +0.0% |
Zimbabwe compared with similar countries
- Zimbabwe's 20 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 50, 40% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zimbabwe's 20 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 46.67, 43% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.33 | 15 | 21.67 | 5 |
| 2010s | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Zimbabwe
More reference data data for Zimbabwe
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 58,959 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2024)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 122.78 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Zimbabwe?
- Paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score in Zimbabwe was 20 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The highest recorded value was 21.67 in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score recorded in Zimbabwe?
- The lowest recorded value was 15 in 2006.
- How does Zimbabwe rank for paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score?
- Zimbabwe ranks 181st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: payments per year (number per year) - score rising or falling in Zimbabwe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Zimbabwe 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
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.