Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Zambia
Zambia: Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score was 85.94 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Postfiling index (0-100) (DB17-20 methodology) - Score in Zambia, 2015–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 85.94 for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% over five years.
That places Zambia 47th 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 Zambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 83.65 | — |
| 2016 | 83.65 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.94 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 85.94 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.94 | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 85.94 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 48.39, 1.8× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 85.94 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 50.88, 1.7× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Countries ranked near Zambia
More reference data data for Zambia
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Exchange rate, old LCU per USD extended forward, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Official exchange rate, LCU per USD, period average 18.94 (2026)
- Political opposition, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Elected parliament and government, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled 0 events (2025)
- Annual precipitation, annual growth rate 40.84 % change on previous year (2025)
- Free country, gaps filled 1 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, gaps filled 4 (2025)
- Civil liberties rating, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Zambia?
- Paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score in Zambia was 85.94 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.94 in 2017.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.65 in 2015.
- How does Zambia rank for paying taxes: postfiling index (0-100) (db17-20 methodology) - score?
- Zambia ranks 47th out of 183 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Zambia 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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About this data
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.