Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) - Time to prepare and pay taxes

Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours)

Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours) in Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) was 301.39 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 352.54 in 2005, while its lowest value was 300.88 in 2018.

Definition: Time to prepare and pay taxes is the time, in hours per year, it takes to prepare, file, and pay (or withhold) three major types of taxes: the corporate income tax, the value added or sales tax, and labor taxes, including payroll taxes and social security contributions.

Source: World Bank, Doing Business project (http://www.doingbusiness.org/).

See also:

Year Value
2005 352.54
2006 344.68
2007 342.58
2008 331.76
2009 324.53
2010 326.82
2011 328.80
2012 329.74
2013 328.36
2014 328.14
2015 326.71
2016 307.12
2017 304.51
2018 300.88
2019 301.39

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment