What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Afghanistan?

Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Afghanistan was 65.84 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Afghanistan?

The highest recorded value was 65.84 in 2018.

What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Afghanistan?

The lowest recorded value was 65.07 in 2005.

How does Afghanistan rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?

Afghanistan ranks 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Afghanistan?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Afghanistan data come from?

The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Afghanistan

Name: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Afghanistan
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Afghanistan: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 65.84 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

65.84

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

139th

of 188 countries

All-time high

65.84

in 2018

All-time low

65.07

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Afghanistan, 2005–2019

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Afghanistan recorded 65.84 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Afghanistan peaked at 65.84 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 65.07, in 2005.

Afghanistan ranks 139th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	65.07	65.07	65.07	5
2010s	65.22	65.07	65.84	10

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

136 Armenia 66.77 compare
137 Algeria 66.62 compare
138 Jamaica 66.15 compare
139 Benin 65.84 compare
139 Burkina Faso 65.84 compare
139 Mauritania 65.84 compare
139 Niger 65.84 compare

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More reference data data for Afghanistan

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.8991 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 629.4 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 6,807 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 23.95 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 683.71 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 35.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.89 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 26.62 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.4362 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 18.65 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Afghanistan?: Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Afghanistan was 65.84 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Afghanistan?: The highest recorded value was 65.84 in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Afghanistan?: The lowest recorded value was 65.07 in 2005.
How does Afghanistan rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?: Afghanistan ranks 139th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Afghanistan?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Afghanistan data come from?: The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

The score for time to comply with tax laws benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance.