Number of taxes - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Number of taxes paid by businesses, 2019:

The average for 2019 based on 184 countries was 23 taxes. The highest value was in Venezuela: 99 taxes and the lowest value was in Bahrain: 3 taxes. The indicator is available from 2005 to 2019. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: taxes; Source: The World Bank (doing business survey)
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Countries Number of taxes, 2019 Global rank Available data
Venezuela 99 1 2005 - 2019
Honduras 59 2 2005 - 2019
Tanzania 59 3 2005 - 2019
Ant.& Barb. 57 4 2005 - 2019
C.A. Republic 56 5 2005 - 2019
Benin 54 6 2005 - 2019
Chad 54 7 2005 - 2019
Senegal 53 8 2005 - 2019
DR Congo 52 9 2005 - 2019
Zimbabwe 51 10 2005 - 2019
Gabon 50 11 2005 - 2019
R. of Congo 50 12 2005 - 2019
Gambia 49 13 2005 - 2019
Togo 49 14 2005 - 2019
Nigeria 48 15 2013 - 2019
Haiti 47 16 2005 - 2019
Eq. Guinea 46 17 2005 - 2019
G.-Bissau 46 18 2005 - 2019
Nepal 46 19 2005 - 2019
S.T.&Principe 46 20 2005 - 2019
Burkina Faso 45 21 2005 - 2019
Papua N.G. 45 22 2005 - 2019
Cameroon 44 23 2005 - 2019
Yemen 44 24 2005 - 2019
Nicaragua 43 25 2005 - 2019
Bolivia 42 26 2005 - 2019
Grenada 42 27 2005 - 2019
Sudan 42 28 2005 - 2019
Niger 41 29 2005 - 2019
Cambodia 40 30 2005 - 2019
Tr.&Tobago 39 31 2005 - 2019
Fiji 38 32 2005 - 2019
Dominica 37 33 2005 - 2019
Mozambique 37 34 2005 - 2019
Samoa 37 35 2005 - 2019
Ghana 36 36 2005 - 2019
Panama 36 37 2005 - 2019
St. Vincent & ... 36 38 2005 - 2019
Sri Lanka 36 39 2005 - 2019
Albania 35 40 2005 - 2019
Djibouti 35 41 2005 - 2019
Guyana 35 42 2005 - 2019
Laos 35 43 2005 - 2019
Malawi 35 44 2005 - 2019
Mali 35 45 2005 - 2019
Saint Lucia 35 46 2005 - 2019
Botswana 34 47 2005 - 2019
Liechtenstein 34 48 2018 - 2019
Pakistan 34 49 2013 - 2019
Sierra Leone 34 50 2005 - 2019
Solomon Isl. 34 51 2005 - 2019
Bangladesh 33 52 2013 - 2019
Bosnia & Herz. 33 53 2005 - 2019
Comoros 33 54 2005 - 2019
Guinea 33 55 2005 - 2019
Liberia 33 56 2006 - 2019
Mauritania 33 57 2005 - 2019
Serbia 33 58 2005 - 2019
Swaziland 33 59 2005 - 2019
Lesotho 32 60 2005 - 2019
Angola 31 61 2005 - 2019
Burma 31 62 2012 - 2019
Uganda 31 63 2005 - 2019
Vanuatu 31 64 2005 - 2019
Cape Verde 30 65 2005 - 2019
Eritrea 30 66 2005 - 2019
Suriname 30 67 2005 - 2019
Tonga 30 68 2005 - 2019
Belize 29 69 2005 - 2019
Ethiopia 29 70 2005 - 2019
Seychelles 29 71 2005 - 2019
Barbados 28 72 2011 - 2019
Palestine 28 73 2005 - 2019
Algeria 27 74 2005 - 2019
Egypt 27 75 2005 - 2019
Namibia 27 76 2005 - 2019
Indonesia 26 77 2013 - 2019
Kyrgyzstan 26 78 2005 - 2019
Ivory Coast 25 79 2005 - 2019
Burundi 24 80 2005 - 2019
Kenya 24 81 2005 - 2019
Luxembourg 23 82 2006 - 2019
Madagascar 23 83 2005 - 2019
Iceland 21 84 2005 - 2019
Micronesia 21 85 2005 - 2019
Thailand 21 86 2005 - 2019
Bahamas 20 87 2007 - 2019
Iran 20 88 2005 - 2019
Lebanon 20 89 2005 - 2019
Syria 20 90 2005 - 2019
Uruguay 20 91 2005 - 2019
Afghanistan 19 92 2005 - 2019
Japan 19 93 2013 - 2019
Libya 19 94 2012 - 2019
Mongolia 19 95 2005 - 2019
Paraguay 19 96 2005 - 2019
Switzerland 19 97 2005 - 2019
Bhutan 18 98 2005 - 2019
Montenegro 18 99 2006 - 2019
San Marino 18 100 2012 - 2019
Maldives 17 101 2005 - 2019
Cyprus 16 102 2008 - 2019
Puerto Rico 16 103 2005 - 2019
Armenia 15 104 2005 - 2019
Iraq 15 105 2005 - 2019
Oman 15 106 2005 - 2019
Bulgaria 14 107 2005 - 2019
Italy 14 108 2005 - 2019
Romania 14 109 2005 - 2019
Philippines 13 110 2005 - 2019
Austria 12 111 2005 - 2019
Croatia 12 112 2005 - 2019
Kuwait 12 113 2005 - 2019
South Korea 12 114 2005 - 2019
Australia 11 115 2005 - 2019
Belgium 11 116 2005 - 2019
Hungary 11 117 2005 - 2019
India 11 118 2013 - 2019
Jamaica 11 119 2005 - 2019
Kiribati 11 120 2005 - 2019
Palau 11 121 2005 - 2019
USA 11 122 2013 - 2019
Zambia 11 123 2005 - 2019
Brazil 10 124 2013 - 2019
Colombia 10 125 2005 - 2019
Costa Rica 10 126 2005 - 2019
Denmark 10 127 2005 - 2019
Kazakhstan 10 128 2005 - 2019
Lithuania 10 129 2005 - 2019
Moldova 10 130 2005 - 2019
Slovenia 10 131 2005 - 2019
Turkey 10 132 2005 - 2019
Argentina 9 133 2005 - 2019
Azerbaijan 9 134 2005 - 2019
France 9 135 2005 - 2019
Germany 9 136 2005 - 2019
Ireland 9 137 2005 - 2019
Jordan 9 138 2005 - 2019
Malaysia 9 139 2005 - 2019
Netherlands 9 140 2005 - 2019
Russia 9 141 2013 - 2019
Rwanda 9 142 2005 - 2019
Spain 9 143 2005 - 2019
UK 9 144 2005 - 2019
Uzbekistan 9 145 2005 - 2019
Canada 8 146 2005 - 2019
Czechia 8 147 2005 - 2019
Ecuador 8 148 2005 - 2019
Estonia 8 149 2005 - 2019
Finland 8 150 2005 - 2019
Greece 8 151 2005 - 2019
Guatemala 8 152 2005 - 2019
Malta 8 153 2011 - 2019
Mauritius 8 154 2005 - 2019
Peru 8 155 2005 - 2019
Portugal 8 156 2005 - 2019
Slovakia 8 157 2005 - 2019
Tunisia 8 158 2005 - 2019
Belarus 7 159 2005 - 2019
Chile 7 160 2005 - 2019
China 7 161 2013 - 2019
Domin. Rep. 7 162 2005 - 2019
El Salvador 7 163 2005 - 2019
Latvia 7 164 2005 - 2019
New Zealand 7 165 2005 - 2019
North Macedonia 7 166 2005 - 2019
Poland 7 167 2005 - 2019
South Africa 7 168 2005 - 2019
Tajikistan 7 169 2005 - 2019
Israel 6 170 2005 - 2019
Mexico 6 171 2013 - 2019
Morocco 6 172 2005 - 2019
Sweden 6 173 2005 - 2019
Vietnam 6 174 2005 - 2019
Brunei 5 175 2006 - 2019
Georgia 5 176 2005 - 2019
Norway 5 177 2005 - 2019
Singapore 5 178 2005 - 2019
Ukraine 5 179 2005 - 2019
UA Emirates 5 180 2005 - 2019
Qatar 4 181 2007 - 2019
Saudi Arabia 4 182 2005 - 2019
Bahrain 3 183 2007 - 2019
Hong Kong 3 184 2005 - 2019



Definition: Tax payments by businesses are the total number of taxes paid by businesses, including electronic filing. The tax is counted as paid once a year even if payments are more frequent.

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1. Venezuela
2. Honduras
3. Tanzania
4. Ant.& Barb.
5. C.A. Republic
6. Benin
7. Chad
8. Senegal
9. DR Congo
10. Zimbabwe
11. Gabon
12. R. of Congo
13. Gambia
14. Togo
15. Nigeria
16. Haiti
17. Eq. Guinea
18. G.-Bissau
19. Nepal
20. S.T.&Principe
21. Burkina Faso
22. Papua N.G.
23. Cameroon
24. Yemen
25. Nicaragua
26. Bolivia
27. Grenada
28. Sudan
29. Niger
30. Cambodia
31. Tr.&Tobago
32. Fiji
33. Dominica
34. Mozambique
35. Samoa
36. Ghana
37. Panama
38. St. Vincent & ...
39. Sri Lanka
40. Albania
41. Djibouti
42. Guyana
43. Laos
44. Malawi
45. Mali
46. Saint Lucia
47. Botswana
48. Liechtenstein
49. Pakistan
50. Sierra Leone
51. Solomon Isl.
52. Bangladesh
53. Bosnia & Herz.
54. Comoros
55. Guinea
56. Liberia
57. Mauritania
58. Serbia
59. Swaziland
60. Lesotho
61. Angola
62. Burma
63. Uganda
64. Vanuatu
65. Cape Verde
66. Eritrea
67. Suriname
68. Tonga
69. Belize
70. Ethiopia
71. Seychelles
72. Barbados
73. Palestine
74. Algeria
75. Egypt
76. Namibia
77. Indonesia
78. Kyrgyzstan
79. Ivory Coast
80. Burundi
81. Kenya
82. Luxembourg
83. Madagascar
84. Iceland
85. Micronesia
86. Thailand
87. Bahamas
88. Iran
89. Lebanon
90. Syria
91. Uruguay
92. Afghanistan
93. Japan
94. Libya
95. Mongolia
96. Paraguay
97. Switzerland
98. Bhutan
99. Montenegro
100. San Marino
101. Maldives
102. Cyprus
103. Puerto Rico
104. Armenia
105. Iraq
106. Oman
107. Bulgaria
108. Italy
109. Romania
110. Philippines
111. Austria
112. Croatia
113. Kuwait
114. South Korea
115. Australia
116. Belgium
117. Hungary
118. India
119. Jamaica
120. Kiribati
121. Palau
122. USA
123. Zambia
124. Brazil
125. Colombia
126. Costa Rica
127. Denmark
128. Kazakhstan
129. Lithuania
130. Moldova
131. Slovenia
132. Turkey
133. Argentina
134. Azerbaijan
135. France
136. Germany
137. Ireland
138. Jordan
139. Malaysia
140. Netherlands
141. Russia
142. Rwanda
143. Spain
144. UK
145. Uzbekistan
146. Canada
147. Czechia
148. Ecuador
149. Estonia
150. Finland
151. Greece
152. Guatemala
153. Malta
154. Mauritius
155. Peru
156. Portugal
157. Slovakia
158. Tunisia
159. Belarus
160. Chile
161. China
162. Domin. Rep.
163. El Salvador
164. Latvia
165. New Zealand
166. North Macedonia
167. Poland
168. South Africa
169. Tajikistan
170. Israel
171. Mexico
172. Morocco
173. Sweden
174. Vietnam
175. Brunei
176. Georgia
177. Norway
178. Singapore
179. Ukraine
180. UA Emirates
181. Qatar
182. Saudi Arabia
183. Bahrain
184. Hong Kong
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