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

Nigeria: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 47.48 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
47.48
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
134th
of 183 countries
All-time high
47.48
in 2015
All-time low
47.48
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

010203040502015201720192015: 47.52016: 47.52017: 47.52018: 47.52019: 47.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Nigeria stood at 47.48. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over five years.

That places Nigeria 134th 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 Nigeria, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Nigeria, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 47.48 —
2016 47.48 +0.0%
2017 47.48 +0.0%
2018 47.48 +0.0%
2019 47.48 +0.0%

Nigeria compared with similar countries

  • Nigeria's 47.48 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.39, 98% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Nigeria's 47.48 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.88, 93% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Nigeria

  1. 131 Argentina 47.94 compare
  2. 132 Gambia 47.71 compare
  3. 133 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.68 compare
  4. 134 Maldives 47.48 compare
  5. 136 Paraguay 46.56 compare
  6. 137 Guinea-Bissau 46.26 compare

See the full ranking of 183 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Nigeria?
Paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Nigeria was 47.48 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Nigeria?
The highest recorded value was 47.48 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Nigeria?
The lowest recorded value was 47.48 in 2015.
How does Nigeria rank for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Nigeria ranks 134th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Nigeria 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.