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

United Kingdom: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 71 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
71
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 183 countries
All-time high
71
in 2015
All-time low
71
in 2015
Years of data
5
2015–2019

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

0204060802015201720192015: 712016: 712017: 712018: 712019: 71

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in United Kingdom stood at 71. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over five years.

That places United Kingdom 78th 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 United Kingdom, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in United Kingdom, 2015 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2015 71 —
2016 71 +0.0%
2017 71 +0.0%
2018 71 +0.0%
2019 71 +0.0%

United Kingdom compared with similar countries

  • United Kingdom's 71 is below the median for high income countries, which is 83.6, 85% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • United Kingdom's 71 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 83.45, 85% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near United Kingdom

  1. 75 Singapore 71.97 compare
  2. 76 Senegal 71.81 compare
  3. 77 Bulgaria 71.25 compare
  4. 79 Montenegro 70.49 compare
  5. 80 Antigua and Barbuda 69.4 compare
  6. 81 Vanuatu 69.04 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in United Kingdom?
Paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in United Kingdom was 71 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in United Kingdom?
The highest recorded value was 71 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in United Kingdom?
The lowest recorded value was 71 in 2015.
How does United Kingdom rank for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?
United Kingdom ranks 78th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
Where does this United Kingdom 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
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World Bank
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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.