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

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
173rd
of 183 countries
All-time high
12.84
in 2015
All-time low
12.84
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0510152015201720192015: 12.82016: 12.82017: 12.82018: 12.82019: 12.8

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 173rd out of 183 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Panama, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 12.84 —
2016 12.84 +0.0%
2017 12.84 +0.0%
2018 12.84 +0.0%
2019 12.84 +0.0%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 12.84 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.6, 15% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 12.84 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 48.62, 26% of the median. (32 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 170 Togo 14.85 compare
  2. 171 Puerto Rico 13.76 compare
  3. 172 Chad 13.07 compare
  4. 174 Guinea 12.77 compare
  5. 175 Congo 12.29 compare
  6. 176 Dominican Republic 10.71 compare

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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 173rd out of 183 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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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.