Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 78.52 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
78.52
Change on year
up 1.5%
World rank
62nd
of 183 countries
All-time high
78.52
in 2019
All-time low
77.12
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060802015201720192015: 77.12016: 77.12017: 77.12018: 77.42019: 78.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Papua New Guinea recorded 78.52 for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 1.8% over five years.

That places Papua New Guinea 62nd 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Papua New Guinea, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 77.12 —
2016 77.12 +0.0%
2017 77.12 +0.0%
2018 77.35 +0.3%
2019 78.52 +1.5%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 78.52 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.39, 1.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 78.52 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 68.82, 1.1× the median. (25 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 59 Slovenia 80.03 compare
  2. 60 Armenia 79.43 compare
  3. 61 Dominica 78.91 compare
  4. 63 Russia 77.79 compare
  5. 64 Poland 77.36 compare
  6. 65 Namibia 77.17 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Papua New Guinea?
Paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Papua New Guinea was 78.52 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 78.52 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 77.12 in 2015.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Papua New Guinea ranks 62nd out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
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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.