Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in China
China: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 86.24 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in China, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in China is 86.24, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 140.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in China peaked at 86.24 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.
China ranks 45th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in China, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 0 | — |
| 2006 | 0 | — |
| 2007 | 0 | — |
| 2008 | 35.86 | — |
| 2009 | 35.88 | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 52.24 | +45.6% |
| 2011 | 52.24 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 55.33 | +5.9% |
| 2013 | 58.42 | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 67.23 | +15.1% |
| 2015 | 67.23 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.55 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 69.2 | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 85.63 | +23.7% |
| 2019 | 86.24 | +0.7% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 86.24 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.65, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 86.24 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81.38, 1.1× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.35 | 0 | 35.88 | 5 |
| 2010s | 66.13 | 52.24 | 86.24 | 10 |
Countries ranked near China
More reference data data for China
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- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 75.5 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 18.8 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 303.29 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 165.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 206.2 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 350.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,480 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 102.37 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in China?
- Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in China was 86.24 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 86.24 in 2019.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
- How does China rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- China ranks 45th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China 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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About this data
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.