What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bhutan?

Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bhutan was 99.54 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Bhutan?

The highest recorded value was 99.54 in 2018.

What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Bhutan?

The lowest recorded value was 92.89 in 2005.

How does Bhutan rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?

Bhutan ranks 5th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Bhutan?

Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Bhutan 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.

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

Name: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Bhutan
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Bhutan: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 99.54 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

99.54

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

5th

of 188 countries

All-time high

99.54

in 2018

All-time low

92.89

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bhutan is 99.54, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bhutan peaked at 99.54 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 92.89, in 2005.

Bhutan ranks 5th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	92.89	92.89	92.89	5
2010s	94.22	92.89	99.54	10

Countries ranked near Bhutan

4 Estonia 99.85 compare
5 Palau 99.54 compare
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8 Brunei 99.46 compare

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Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.1585 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Enteric Fermentation 22.21 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure Management 56.9 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 155.85 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0909 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.1192 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3489 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 4.06 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Manure applied to Soils 19.25 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bhutan?: Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bhutan was 99.54 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Bhutan?: The highest recorded value was 99.54 in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Bhutan?: The lowest recorded value was 92.89 in 2005.
How does Bhutan rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?: Bhutan ranks 5th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Bhutan?: Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Bhutan 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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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: 10 August 2026

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.