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

China: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 50 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
50
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
108th
of 183 countries
All-time high
50
in 2018
All-time low
48.98
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

010203040502015201720192015: 492016: 492017: 49.12018: 502019: 50

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

China recorded 50 for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 2.1% over five years.

That places China 108th out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in China, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in China, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 48.98 —
2016 48.98 +0.0%
2017 49.08 +0.2%
2018 50 +1.9%
2019 50 +0.0%

China compared with similar countries

  • China's 50 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.49, 99% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • China's 50 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68.82, 73% of the median. (25 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near China

  1. 105 Ethiopia 51.56 compare
  2. 106 Malaysia 50.99 compare
  3. 107 Mozambique 50.19 compare
  4. 108 Belarus 50 compare
  5. 108 Bolivia 50 compare
  6. 108 Philippines 50 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in China?
Paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in China was 50 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in China?
The highest recorded value was 50 in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in China?
The lowest recorded value was 48.98 in 2015.
How does China rank for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?
China ranks 108th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this China 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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Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
183 places, 915 data points, 2015–2019
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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.