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

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

Latest (2019)
65.84
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
142nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
65.84
in 2018
All-time low
65.07
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 65.12006: 65.12007: 65.12008: 65.12009: 65.12010: 65.12011: 65.12012: 65.12013: 65.12014: 65.12015: 65.12016: 65.12017: 65.12018: 65.82019: 65.8

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 142nd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Afghanistan, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 65.07 —
2006 65.07 +0.0%
2007 65.07 +0.0%
2008 65.07 +0.0%
2009 65.07 +0.0%
2010 65.07 +0.0%
2011 65.07 +0.0%
2012 65.07 +0.0%
2013 65.07 +0.0%
2014 65.07 +0.0%
2015 65.07 +0.0%
2016 65.07 +0.0%
2017 65.07 +0.0%
2018 65.84 +1.2%
2019 65.84 +0.0%

Afghanistan compared with similar countries

  • Afghanistan's 65.84 is below the median for low income countries, which is 67.54, 97% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Afghanistan's 65.84 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80.68, 82% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 65.07 65.07 65.07 5
2010s 65.22 65.07 65.84 10

Countries ranked near Afghanistan

  1. 139 Armenia 66.77 compare
  2. 140 Algeria 66.62 compare
  3. 141 Jamaica 66.15 compare
  4. 142 Benin 65.84 compare
  5. 142 Burkina Faso 65.84 compare
  6. 142 Mauritania 65.84 compare
  7. 142 Niger 65.84 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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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 142nd out of 191 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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Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 data points, 2005–2019
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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.