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

Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Burundi was 71.72 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

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

The highest recorded value was 85.94 in 2005.

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

The lowest recorded value was 65.22 in 2011.

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

Burundi ranks 119th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Burundi 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 Burundi

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

Burundi: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 71.72 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

71.72

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

119th

of 188 countries

All-time high

85.94

in 2005

All-time low

65.22

in 2011

Years of data

2005–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Burundi stood at 71.72.

That represents a change of down 16.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Burundi peaked at 85.94 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 65.22, in 2011.

Burundi ranks 119th of 188 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	85.94	85.94	85.94	5
2010s	68.79	65.22	74.96	10

Countries ranked near Burundi

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120 Slovenia 71.56 compare
121 Israel 71.41 compare
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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0676 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0521 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 3.27 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 765.17 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Crop Residues 75.21 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.17 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.21 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.2677 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0124 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Burundi?: Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Burundi was 71.72 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Burundi?: The highest recorded value was 85.94 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Burundi?: The lowest recorded value was 65.22 in 2011.
How does Burundi rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?: Burundi ranks 119th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Burundi?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Burundi 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.