OECD members - Time to prepare and pay taxes

Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours)

Time to prepare and pay taxes (hours) in OECD members was 163.59 as of 2019. Its highest value over the past 14 years was 241.21 in 2005, while its lowest value was 163.43 in 2017.

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 241.21
2006 232.54
2007 223.11
2008 214.20
2009 199.51
2010 192.06
2011 183.26
2012 172.91
2013 175.97
2014 173.42
2015 170.11
2016 165.53
2017 163.43
2018 164.07
2019 163.59

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Business environment