Paying taxes is an important indicator in the doing business report 2008. It gives clear picture upon the number of tax payments made in a year and time factor involved while paying the corporate income tax.
Paying Taxes condition also considers the amount of taxes on profits given by the business owner as a percentage of total profits.
Maldives has been ranked 1 in the paying taxes criterion followed by Singapore.
Find below the complete rankings among the countries over the world in paying taxes as an important indicator of doing business 2008:
| Economy |
Paying Taxes 2008 |
Economy |
Paying Taxes 2008 |
Economy |
Paying Taxes 2008 |
Economy |
Paying Taxes 2008 |
| Maldives |
1 |
Comoros |
46 |
Taiwan, China |
91 |
Equatorial Guinea |
136 |
| Singapore |
2 |
Belize |
47 |
Nepal |
92 |
Brazil |
137 |
| Hong Kong, China |
3 |
Namibia |
48 |
Spain |
93 |
Togo |
138 |
| United Arab Emirates |
4 |
Lesotho |
49 |
Paraguay |
93 |
Dominican Republic |
139 |
| Oman |
5 |
Rwanda |
50 |
Gabon |
93 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
140 |
| Ireland |
6 |
Djibouti |
51 |
Haiti |
96 |
Azerbaijan |
141 |
| Saudi Arabia |
7 |
Fiji |
52 |
Iran |
97 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
142 |
| Kuwait |
8 |
Samoa |
53 |
Syria |
98 |
Armenia |
143 |
| New Zealand |
9 |
Turkey |
54 |
Macedonia, FYR |
99 |
Zimbabwe |
144 |
| Kiribati |
10 |
Uganda |
55 |
Guyana |
100 |
Sierra Leone |
145 |
| Mauritius |
11 |
Malaysia |
56 |
El Salvador |
101 |
Pakistan |
146 |
| United Kingdom |
12 |
Ecuador |
57 |
Georgia |
102 |
Argentina |
147 |
| Denmark |
13 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines |
58 |
Eritrea |
103 |
Tunisia |
148 |
| Botswana |
14 |
Grenada |
59 |
Tanzania |
104 |
Congo, Dem. Rep. |
149 |
| Switzerland |
15 |
Sudan |
60 |
Japan |
105 |
Egypt |
150 |
| Norway |
16 |
South Africa |
61 |
Korea |
106 |
Mali |
151 |
| Luxembourg |
17 |
Timor-Leste |
62 |
Nigeria |
107 |
Kyrgyz Republic |
152 |
| Vanuatu |
18 |
Slovenia |
63 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
108 |
São Tomé and Principe |
153 |
| Jordan |
19 |
Dominica |
64 |
Burundi |
109 |
Kenya |
154 |
| Latvia |
20 |
Belgium |
65 |
Indonesia |
110 |
Tajikistan |
155 |
| Cambodia |
21 |
Portugal |
66 |
Moldova |
111 |
Nicaragua |
156 |
| West Bank and Gaza |
22 |
Germany |
67 |
Guinea-Bissau |
112 |
Algeria |
157 |
| Suriname |
23 |
Bhutan |
68 |
Czech Republic |
113 |
Sri Lanka |
158 |
| Tonga |
24 |
Israel |
69 |
Lao PDR |
114 |
Uzbekistan |
159 |
| Canada |
25 |
Micronesia |
70 |
Niger |
115 |
Honduras |
160 |
| Solomon Islands |
26 |
Lithuania |
71 |
Guatemala |
116 |
Benin |
161 |
| Iceland |
27 |
Mozambique |
72 |
Cape Verde |
117 |
Costa Rica |
162 |
| Brunei |
28 |
Palau |
73 |
Albania |
118 |
Guinea |
163 |
| Ethiopia |
29 |
Marshall Islands |
74 |
Liberia |
119 |
Senegal |
164 |
| Zambia |
30 |
Ghana |
75 |
Angola |
120 |
India |
165 |
| Estonia |
31 |
United States |
76 |
Serbia |
121 |
Cameroon |
166 |
| St. Lucia |
32 |
Peru |
77 |
Slovakia |
122 |
Colombia |
167 |
| Lebanon |
33 |
Malawi |
78 |
Italy |
122 |
China |
168 |
| Chile |
34 |
Papua New Guinea |
79 |
Chad |
124 |
Panama |
169 |
| Seychelles |
35 |
Austria |
80 |
Poland |
125 |
Jamaica |
170 |
| Netherlands |
36 |
Bangladesh |
81 |
Philippines |
126 |
Mauritania |
171 |
| Iraq |
37 |
France |
82 |
Hungary |
127 |
Bolivia |
172 |
| Afghanistan |
38 |
Finland |
83 |
Vietnam |
128 |
Gambia |
173 |
| Puerto Rico |
39 |
Yemen |
84 |
Montenegro |
129 |
Venezuela |
174 |
| Swaziland |
40 |
St. Kitts and Nevis |
85 |
Russia |
130 |
Central African Republic |
175 |
| Australia |
41 |
Greece |
86 |
Uruguay |
131 |
Congo, Rep. |
176 |
| Sweden |
42 |
Madagascar |
86 |
Morocco |
132 |
Ukraine |
177 |
| Croatia |
43 |
Bulgaria |
88 |
Burkina Faso |
133 |
Belarus |
178 |
| Kazakhstan |
44 |
Thailand |
89 |
Romania |
134 |
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| Trinidad and Tobago |
45 |
Mongolia |
90 |
Mexico |
135 |
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Source: Doing Business Database