Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Australia
Australia: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 91.34 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Australia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Australia stood at 91.34. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Australia peaked at 91.34 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 90.73, in 2010.
That places Australia 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Australia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 91.04 | — |
| 2006 | 91.04 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 91.04 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 91.04 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 91.04 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.73 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 90.73 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.73 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 91.34 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 91.34 | +0.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 91.34 is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Australia's 91.34 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81.38, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 91.04 | 91.04 | 91.04 | 5 |
| 2010s | 91.16 | 90.73 | 91.34 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 22 Jordan 92.66 compare
- 23 Kuwait 92.43 compare
- 24 Comoros 92.12 compare
- 26 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90.88 compare
- 27 Saint Lucia 90.57 compare
- 28 United Kingdom 89.95 compare
More reference data data for Australia
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.21 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 28.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 2.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 38.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.07 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 6.14 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 118.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 170.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 13.9 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Australia?
- Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Australia was 91.34 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.34 in 2013.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 90.73 in 2010.
- How does Australia rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- Australia ranks 25th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia 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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About this data
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.