economic2025
Firms visited or required meetings with tax officials (% of firms) — series 2
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
38.3Percentage
Median: 35.2Percentage
Countries Covered
178
with available data
Highest
Equatorial Guinea
96.1Percentage
Lowest
Qatar
0.0Percentage
Top 5 Countries
1Equatorial Guinea96.1Percentage
2Sudan94.9Percentage
3Lao People's Democratic Republic92.7Percentage
4United Republic of Tanzania92.5Percentage
5Yemen89.7Percentage
By Region
Africa58.9Percentage(8 countries)
Other47.8Percentage(101 countries)
Asia27.5Percentage(24 countries)
South America24.9Percentage(7 countries)
North America21.1Percentage(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0Percentage)High (96.1Percentage)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 38.3Percentage)
Africa (8)
Other (101)
Asia (24)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2025. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 96.1Percentage |
| 2 | Sudan | 94.9Percentage |
| 3 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 92.7Percentage |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 92.5Percentage |
| 5 | Yemen | 89.7Percentage |
| 6 | Tajikistan | 88.4Percentage |
| 7 | Afghanistan | 81.0Percentage |
| 8 | Sierra Leone | 80.7Percentage |
| 9 | Comoros | 79.4Percentage |
| 10 | Egypt | 78.8Percentage |
| 11 | Venezuela | 78.8Percentage |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 78.4Percentage |
| 13 | Ghana | 78.3Percentage |
| 14 | Kyrgyzstan | 78.2Percentage |
| 15 | Rwanda | 76.8Percentage |
| 16 | Republic of the Congo | 76.6Percentage |
| 17 | Ethiopia | 76.6Percentage |
| 18 | Tonga | 75.5Percentage |
| 19 | Mali | 74.3Percentage |
| 20 | Central African Republic | 72.8Percentage |
| 21 | Angola | 72.7Percentage |
| 22 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 72.5Percentage |
| 23 | Philippines | 71.9Percentage |
| 24 | Cameroon | 71.9Percentage |
| 25 | Guyana | 70.7Percentage |
| 26 | Burundi | 70.1Percentage |
| 27 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 68.2Percentage |
| 28 | Solomon Islands | 68.2Percentage |
| 29 | Nicaragua | 66.9Percentage |
| 30 | Togo | 66.6Percentage |
| 31 | South Sudan | 65.9Percentage |
| 32 | Gabon | 64.2Percentage |
| 33 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 63.9Percentage |
| 34 | Dominica | 63.0Percentage |
| 35 | Sao Tome and Principe | 63.0Percentage |
| 36 | Albania | 62.6Percentage |
| 37 | Jordan | 61.5Percentage |
| 38 | Somalia | 61.3Percentage |
| 39 | Cambodia | 61.2Percentage |
| 40 | Uganda | 60.6Percentage |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 60.6Percentage |
| 42 | Iraq | 60.5Percentage |
| 43 | Kenya | 59.6Percentage |
| 44 | Türkiye | 59.3Percentage |
| 45 | Turkmenistan | 59.3Percentage |
| 46 | Zambia | 59.3Percentage |
| 47 | Chad | 59.1Percentage |
| 48 | Cote d'Ivoire | 58.4Percentage |
| 49 | Nigeria | 57.3Percentage |
| 50 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 56.1Percentage |
| 51 | Guatemala | 56.0Percentage |
| 52 | Vanuatu | 55.0Percentage |
| 53 | Bolivia | 54.3Percentage |
| 54 | Bahrain | 53.6Percentage |
| 55 | Serbia | 53.3Percentage |
| 56 | Maldives | 53.0Percentage |
| 57 | Mozambique | 52.6Percentage |
| 58 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 51.5Percentage |
| 59 | Benin | 51.4Percentage |
| 60 | Myanmar | 51.3Percentage |
| 61 | Bangladesh | 51.0Percentage |
| 62 | Mauritania | 50.2Percentage |
| 63 | Liberia | 48.6Percentage |
| 64 | Niger | 48.2Percentage |
| 65 | Belize | 47.4Percentage |
| 66 | Republic of The Gambia | 47.1Percentage |
| 67 | Nepal | 46.2Percentage |
| 68 | Djibouti | 45.8Percentage |
| 69 | Papua New Guinea | 45.7Percentage |
| 70 | Zimbabwe | 45.4Percentage |
| 71 | Cape Verde | 45.3Percentage |
| 72 | State of Palestine | 44.8Percentage |
| 73 | Armenia | 44.4Percentage |
| 74 | Lesotho | 43.4Percentage |
| 75 | Honduras | 43.1Percentage |
| 76 | Romania | 42.2Percentage |
| 77 | Argentina | 41.1Percentage |
| 78 | Chile | 40.7Percentage |
| 79 | Moldova, Republic of | 40.6Percentage |
| 80 | Croatia | 40.4Percentage |
| 81 | Madagascar | 38.7Percentage |
| 82 | Bulgaria | 37.8Percentage |
| 83 | Eswatini | 37.5Percentage |
| 84 | Fiji | 36.7Percentage |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 36.6Percentage |
| 86 | Suriname | 36.6Percentage |
| 87 | Malawi | 35.9Percentage |
| 88 | Pakistan | 35.6Percentage |
| 89 | Montenegro | 35.3Percentage |
| 90 | Lebanon | 35.0Percentage |
| 91 | Senegal | 34.5Percentage |
| 92 | Bhutan | 33.8Percentage |
| 93 | Ukraine | 32.8Percentage |
| 94 | Namibia | 31.9Percentage |
| 95 | Guinea | 31.9Percentage |
| 96 | Panama | 31.6Percentage |
| 97 | El Salvador | 31.2Percentage |
| 98 | Botswana | 30.6Percentage |
| 99 | Czech Republic | 30.2Percentage |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 29.8Percentage |
| 101 | Samoa | 28.8Percentage |
| 102 | Austria | 28.7Percentage |
| 103 | People's Republic of China | 28.0Percentage |
| 104 | Switzerland | 27.8Percentage |
| 105 | Kazakhstan | 27.7Percentage |
| 106 | Seychelles | 27.0Percentage |
| 107 | Saint Lucia | 26.9Percentage |
| 108 | Mongolia | 26.6Percentage |
| 109 | Hungary | 26.4Percentage |
| 110 | South Africa | 25.2Percentage |
| 111 | Russian Federation | 24.6Percentage |
| 112 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24.5Percentage |
| 113 | Malaysia | 23.7Percentage |
| 114 | Uzbekistan | 23.7Percentage |
| 115 | Luxembourg | 23.7Percentage |
| 116 | Germany | 23.5Percentage |
| 117 | Vietnam | 23.4Percentage |
| 118 | Timor-Leste | 23.0Percentage |
| 119 | Tunisia | 22.6Percentage |
| 120 | Morocco | 22.5Percentage |
| 121 | Peru | 22.1Percentage |
| 122 | Kiribati | 21.7Percentage |
| 123 | Paraguay | 21.6Percentage |
| 124 | Mauritius | 19.8Percentage |
| 125 | Georgia | 19.6Percentage |
| 126 | Ecuador | 19.5Percentage |
| 127 | Canada | 19.5Percentage |
| 128 | Colombia | 19.4Percentage |
| 129 | Belgium | 19.3Percentage |
| 130 | Uruguay | 18.4Percentage |
| 131 | Slovenia | 18.0Percentage |
| 132 | Slovakia | 17.9Percentage |
| 133 | Greece | 17.4Percentage |
| 134 | Belarus | 17.1Percentage |
| 135 | Jamaica | 16.6Percentage |
| 136 | Netherlands | 16.2Percentage |
| 137 | Israel | 15.9Percentage |
| 138 | Bahamas | 15.3Percentage |
| 139 | Grenada | 14.9Percentage |
| 140 | Portugal | 14.9Percentage |
| 141 | Estonia | 14.2Percentage |
| 142 | Dominican Republic | 13.6Percentage |
| 143 | Brazil | 13.4Percentage |
| 144 | Azerbaijan | 11.0Percentage |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 10.8Percentage |
| 146 | Latvia | 10.6Percentage |
| 147 | Eritrea | 10.4Percentage |
| 148 | Kuwait | 10.4Percentage |
| 149 | Spain | 10.3Percentage |
| 150 | Trinidad and Tobago | 10.0Percentage |
| 151 | Cyprus | 10.0Percentage |
| 152 | France | 9.3Percentage |
| 153 | Thailand | 8.8Percentage |
| 154 | Malta | 8.4Percentage |
| 155 | Poland | 8.1Percentage |
| 156 | Lithuania | 8.1Percentage |
| 157 | Indonesia | 8.0Percentage |
| 158 | Iceland | 7.5Percentage |
| 159 | Italy | 7.1Percentage |
| 160 | Ireland | 7.0Percentage |
| 161 | United States of America | 6.9Percentage |
| 162 | Denmark | 6.7Percentage |
| 163 | Brunei Darussalam | 6.7Percentage |
| 164 | Sweden | 6.3Percentage |
| 165 | India | 6.2Percentage |
| 166 | United Kingdom | 6.2Percentage |
| 167 | Japan | 6.2Percentage |
| 168 | Australia | 5.3Percentage |
| 169 | New Zealand | 4.5Percentage |
| 170 | Barbados | 3.5Percentage |
| 171 | Singapore | 2.9Percentage |
| 172 | Norway | 2.8Percentage |
| 173 | Finland | 2.6Percentage |
| 174 | Mexico | 1.9Percentage |
| 175 | South Korea | 0.9Percentage |
| 176 | Saudi Arabia | 0.8Percentage |
| 177 | Hong Kong | 0.5Percentage |
| 178 | Qatar | 0.0Percentage |
Showing 178 of 178 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2025).
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