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

Algeria: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 66.62 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
66.62
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
140th
of 191 countries
All-time high
66.62
in 2016
All-time low
37.87
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 37.92006: 37.92007: 37.92008: 37.92009: 37.92010: 37.92011: 37.92012: 37.92013: 37.92014: 48.12015: 48.12016: 66.62017: 66.62018: 66.62019: 66.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Algeria recorded 66.62 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 75.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Algeria peaked at 66.62 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 37.87, in 2005.

Algeria ranks 140th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Algeria, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 37.87 —
2006 37.87 +0.0%
2007 37.87 +0.0%
2008 37.87 +0.0%
2009 37.87 +0.0%
2010 37.87 +0.0%
2011 37.87 +0.0%
2012 37.87 +0.0%
2013 37.87 +0.0%
2014 48.07 +26.9%
2015 48.07 +0.0%
2016 66.62 +38.6%
2017 66.62 +0.0%
2018 66.62 +0.0%
2019 66.62 +0.0%

Algeria compared with similar countries

  • Algeria's 66.62 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.65, 89% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Algeria's 66.62 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80.68, 83% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.87 37.87 37.87 5
2010s 51.41 37.87 66.62 10

Countries ranked near Algeria

  1. 137 Guyana 68.01 compare
  2. 138 Peru 67.39 compare
  3. 139 Armenia 66.77 compare
  4. 141 Jamaica 66.15 compare
  5. 142 Afghanistan 65.84 compare
  6. 142 Benin 65.84 compare
  7. 142 Burkina Faso 65.84 compare
  8. 142 Mauritania 65.84 compare
  9. 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 Algeria?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Algeria was 66.62 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Algeria?
The highest recorded value was 66.62 in 2016.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Algeria?
The lowest recorded value was 37.87 in 2005.
How does Algeria rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Algeria ranks 140th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Algeria?
Over the last ten years it is up 75.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Algeria 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.