Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Central African Republic

Central African Republic: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 32.92 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
32.92
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
180th
of 191 countries
All-time high
32.92
in 2012
All-time low
29.68
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

01020302005201220192005: 29.72006: 29.72007: 29.72008: 29.72009: 29.72010: 29.72011: 29.72012: 32.92013: 32.92014: 32.92015: 32.92016: 32.92017: 32.92018: 32.92019: 32.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Central African Republic recorded 32.92 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Central African Republic peaked at 32.92 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 29.68, in 2005.

Central African Republic ranks 180th 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 Central African Republic, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Central African Republic, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 29.68 —
2006 29.68 +0.0%
2007 29.68 +0.0%
2008 29.68 +0.0%
2009 29.68 +0.0%
2010 29.68 +0.0%
2011 29.68 +0.0%
2012 32.92 +10.9%
2013 32.92 +0.0%
2014 32.92 +0.0%
2015 32.92 +0.0%
2016 32.92 +0.0%
2017 32.92 +0.0%
2018 32.92 +0.0%
2019 32.92 +0.0%

Central African Republic compared with similar countries

  • Central African Republic's 32.92 is below the median for low income countries, which is 67.54, 49% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Central African Republic's 32.92 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.94, 46% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.68 29.68 29.68 5
2010s 32.27 29.68 32.92 10

Countries ranked near Central African Republic

  1. 177 Sao Tome and Principe 42.04 compare
  2. 178 Bangladesh 40.34 compare
  3. 179 Bulgaria 39.41 compare
  4. 181 Equatorial Guinea 31.53 compare
  5. 182 Congo 14.53 compare
  6. 183 Cameroon 11.13 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Central African Republic?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Central African Republic was 32.92 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Central African Republic?
The highest recorded value was 32.92 in 2012.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Central African Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 29.68 in 2005.
How does Central African Republic rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Central African Republic ranks 180th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Central African Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Central African Republic 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.