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

Bangladesh: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 40.34 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
40.34
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 188 countries
All-time high
42.35
in 2008
All-time low
27.2
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0102030402005201220192005: 27.22006: 27.22007: 27.22008: 42.32009: 42.32010: 42.32011: 42.32012: 42.32013: 42.32014: 42.32015: 42.32016: 40.32017: 40.32018: 40.32019: 40.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bangladesh stood at 40.34.

The figure is down 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bangladesh peaked at 42.35 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 27.2, in 2005.

Bangladesh ranks 175th of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 33.26 27.2 42.35 5
2010s 41.55 40.34 42.35 10

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 172 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.05 compare
  2. 173 Senegal 43.28 compare
  3. 174 Sao Tome and Principe 42.04 compare
  4. 176 Bulgaria 39.41 compare
  5. 177 Central African Republic 32.92 compare
  6. 178 Equatorial Guinea 31.53 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bangladesh?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bangladesh was 40.34 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 42.35 in 2008.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 27.2 in 2005.
How does Bangladesh rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Bangladesh ranks 175th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is down 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh 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

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

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.