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

India: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 49.31 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
49.31
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
117th
of 183 countries
All-time high
49.31
in 2017
All-time low
4.5
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

010203040502015201720192015: 4.52016: 4.52017: 49.32018: 49.32019: 49.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in India is 49.31, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 997.0% over five years.

That places India 117th 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 India, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in India, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 4.5 —
2016 4.5 +0.0%
2017 49.31 +997.0%
2018 49.31 +0.0%
2019 49.31 +0.0%

India compared with similar countries

  • India's 49.31 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.39, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • India's 49.31 is above the median for South Asia, which is 48.39, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near India

  1. 117 Benin 49.31 compare
  2. 117 Burkina Faso 49.31 compare
  3. 117 Cameroon 49.31 compare
  4. 117 Sri Lanka 49.31 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in India?
Paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in India was 49.31 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in India?
The highest recorded value was 49.31 in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in India?
The lowest recorded value was 4.5 in 2015.
How does India rank for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?
India ranks 117th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this India 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.