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

Nigeria ranks 132nd out of 180 countries with data for 2019.

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

Name: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Nigeria
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

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

132nd

of 180 countries

All-time high

47.48

in 2015

All-time low

47.48

in 2015

Years of data

2015–2019

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

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 132nd out of 180 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near Nigeria

129 Argentina 47.94 compare
130 Gambia 47.71 compare
131 Bosnia and Herzegovina 47.68 compare
132 Maldives 47.48 compare
134 Paraguay 46.56 compare
135 Guinea-Bissau 46.26 compare

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More reference data data for Nigeria

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.77 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 19.51 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.62 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.94 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 5.8 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 81.9 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 121.16 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 14.27 (2050)

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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 132nd out of 180 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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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.