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

Iraq: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 21.43 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
21.43
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
161st
of 183 countries
All-time high
21.43
in 2015
All-time low
21.43
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

051015202015201720192015: 21.42016: 21.42017: 21.42018: 21.42019: 21.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Iraq is 21.43, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

Iraq ranks 161st of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Iraq, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 21.43 —
2016 21.43 +0.0%
2017 21.43 +0.0%
2018 21.43 +0.0%
2019 21.43 +0.0%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 21.43 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 50.49, 42% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 21.43 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.31, 59% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 158 Niger 25.62 compare
  2. 159 Djibouti 25.17 compare
  3. 160 Madagascar 21.84 compare
  4. 162 Sudan 20.2 compare
  5. 163 Venezuela 19.72 compare
  6. 164 Jamaica 19.68 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Iraq?
Paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Iraq was 21.43 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 21.43 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 21.43 in 2015.
How does Iraq rank for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Iraq ranks 161st out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Iraq 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.