Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 44.05 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
44.05
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
175th
of 191 countries
All-time high
50.7
in 2005
All-time low
41.42
in 2008
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 50.72006: 50.72007: 50.72008: 41.42009: 42.32010: 42.32011: 42.32012: 44.72013: 44.72014: 44.72015: 42.72016: 442017: 442018: 442019: 44

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 44.05.

The figure is up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 50.7 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 41.42, in 2008.

That places Bosnia and Herzegovina 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 50.7
2006 50.7 +0.0%
2007 50.7 +0.0%
2008 41.42 -18.3%
2009 42.35 +2.2%
2010 42.35 +0.0%
2011 42.35 +0.0%
2012 44.67 +5.5%
2013 44.67 +0.0%
2014 44.67 +0.0%
2015 42.66 -4.5%
2016 44.05 +3.3%
2017 44.05 +0.0%
2018 44.05 +0.0%
2019 44.05 +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 47.17 41.42 50.7 5
2010s 43.76 42.35 44.67 10

Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina

  1. 172 Maldives 47.22 compare
  2. 173 Guinea 45.75 compare
  3. 174 Panama 44.51 compare
  4. 176 Senegal 43.28 compare
  5. 177 Sao Tome and Principe 42.04 compare
  6. 178 Bangladesh 40.34 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 44.05 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The highest recorded value was 50.7 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
The lowest recorded value was 41.42 in 2008.
How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 175th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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.