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

Saudi Arabia ranks 149th out of 180 countries with data for 2019.

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

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

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

Latest (2019)

32.22

World rank

149th

of 180 countries

All-time high

32.22

in 2019

All-time low

in 2015

Years of data

2015–2019

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

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 149th of 180 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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Spring temperature anomalies -0.1508 (2026)
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Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 58.5 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied to 164.15 (2050)
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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 149th out of 180 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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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.