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

China: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 86.24 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
86.24
Change on year
up 0.7%
World rank
44th
of 188 countries
All-time high
86.24
in 2019
All-time low
0
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 35.92009: 35.92010: 52.22011: 52.22012: 55.32013: 58.42014: 67.22015: 67.22016: 67.62017: 69.22018: 85.62019: 86.2

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 44th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 14.35 0 35.88 5
2010s 66.13 52.24 86.24 10

Countries ranked near China

  1. 41 Denmark 87.17 compare
  2. 42 Mongolia 86.86 compare
  3. 43 Belgium 86.55 compare
  4. 45 France 86.09 compare
  5. 45 Malta 86.09 compare
  6. 47 Liberia 86.01 compare

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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 44th out of 188 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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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

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.