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

Argentina: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 59.43 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
59.43
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
156th
of 191 countries
All-time high
59.43
in 2017
All-time low
37.56
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 37.62006: 37.62007: 37.62008: 37.62009: 37.62010: 37.62011: 43.42012: 452013: 452014: 452015: 452016: 52.12017: 59.42018: 59.42019: 59.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Argentina is 59.43, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 58.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Argentina peaked at 59.43 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 37.56, in 2005.

That places Argentina 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Argentina, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 37.56 —
2006 37.56 +0.0%
2007 37.56 +0.0%
2008 37.56 +0.0%
2009 37.56 +0.0%
2010 37.56 +0.0%
2011 43.43 +15.6%
2012 44.98 +3.6%
2013 44.98 +0.0%
2014 44.98 +0.0%
2015 44.98 +0.0%
2016 52.09 +15.8%
2017 59.43 +14.1%
2018 59.43 +0.0%
2019 59.43 +0.0%

Argentina compared with similar countries

  • Argentina's 59.43 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.65, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Argentina's 59.43 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.88, 80% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.56 37.56 37.56 5
2010s 49.13 37.56 59.43 10

Countries ranked near Argentina

  1. 153 Ethiopia 61.21 compare
  2. 153 Montenegro 61.21 compare
  3. 155 Namibia 60.9 compare
  4. 157 Iraq 59.35 compare
  5. 158 Dominican Republic 58.58 compare
  6. 159 Gambia 57.19 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Argentina?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Argentina was 59.43 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Argentina?
The highest recorded value was 59.43 in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Argentina?
The lowest recorded value was 37.56 in 2005.
How does Argentina rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Argentina ranks 156th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Argentina?
Over the last ten years it is up 58.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Argentina 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
Last refreshed

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.