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

South Africa: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 60.79 in 2019. β–¬ Flat

Latest (2019)
60.79
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
91st
of 182 countries
All-time high
60.79
in 2019
All-time low
58.38
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

02040602015201720192015: 58.42016: 58.42017: 60.32018: 60.32019: 60.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in South Africa is 60.79, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.1% over five years.

South Africa ranks 91st of 182 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 88 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 63.89 compare
  2. 89 Norway 62.65 compare
  3. 90 Kenya 62.03 compare
  4. 92 Albania 60.11 compare
  5. 93 Comoros, Union of the 57.33 compare
  6. 94 Chile 57.03 compare

See the full ranking of 182 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in South Africa?
Paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in South Africa was 60.79 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?
The highest recorded value was 60.79 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in South Africa?
The lowest recorded value was 58.38 in 2015.
How does South Africa rank for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?
South Africa ranks 91st out of 182 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this South Africa 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
182 places, 910 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.