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

Panama ranks 170th out of 180 countries with data for 2019.

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

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

Panama: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 12.84 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

12.84

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

170th

of 180 countries

All-time high

12.84

in 2015

All-time low

12.84

in 2015

Years of data

2015–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Panama is 12.84, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

That places Panama 170th out of 180 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Countries ranked near Panama

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More reference data data for Panama

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1446 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6179 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9793 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0285 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.9793 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4849 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2267 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 3.44 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.08 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1553 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Panama?: Paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Panama was 12.84 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Panama?: The highest recorded value was 12.84 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Panama?: The lowest recorded value was 12.84 in 2015.
How does Panama rank for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?: Panama ranks 170th out of 180 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Panama 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.