How does Australia rank for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?

Australia ranks 16th out of 180 countries with data for 2019.

Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Australia

Name: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Australia
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Australia: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 95.34 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

95.34

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

16th

of 180 countries

All-time high

95.34

in 2015

All-time low

95.34

in 2015

Years of data

2015–2019

Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Australia, 2015–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Australia is 95.34, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

Australia ranks 16th of 180 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 2,816 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure left on Pasture 31,458 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 499.07 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Enteric Fermentat 78,848 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 85,923 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Australia?: Paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Australia was 95.34 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Australia?: The highest recorded value was 95.34 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Australia?: The lowest recorded value was 95.34 in 2015.
How does Australia rank for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?: Australia ranks 16th out of 180 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Australia data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 182 places, 910 data points, 2015–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for postfiling index 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, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB17-20 studies.