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
178th
of 191 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 178th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Bangladesh, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 27.2 —
2006 27.2 +0.0%
2007 27.2 +0.0%
2008 42.35 +55.7%
2009 42.35 +0.0%
2010 42.35 +0.0%
2011 42.35 +0.0%
2012 42.35 +0.0%
2013 42.35 +0.0%
2014 42.35 +0.0%
2015 42.35 +0.0%
2016 40.34 -4.7%
2017 40.34 +0.0%
2018 40.34 +0.0%
2019 40.34 +0.0%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 40.34 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.95, 55% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Bangladesh's 40.34 is below the median for South Asia, which is 58.97, 68% of the median. (6 countries reporting)

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. 175 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.05 compare
  2. 176 Senegal 43.28 compare
  3. 177 Sao Tome and Principe 42.04 compare
  4. 179 Bulgaria 39.41 compare
  5. 180 Central African Republic 32.92 compare
  6. 181 Equatorial Guinea 31.53 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 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 178th out of 191 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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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.