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

Saudi Arabia: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 32.22 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
32.22
World rank
151st
of 183 countries
All-time high
32.22
in 2019
All-time low
0
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

01020302015201720192015: 02016: 02017: 02018: 02019: 32.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Saudi Arabia recorded 32.22 for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

Saudi Arabia ranks 151st of 183 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Saudi Arabia, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 0 —
2016 0 —
2017 0 —
2018 0 —
2019 32.22 —

Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries

  • Saudi Arabia's 32.22 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.6, 39% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Saudi Arabia's 32.22 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.31, 89% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Saudi Arabia?
Paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Saudi Arabia was 32.22 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The highest recorded value was 32.22 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
How does Saudi Arabia rank for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?
Saudi Arabia ranks 151st out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this Saudi Arabia 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.