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

Czechia: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 72.02 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
72.02
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
121st
of 191 countries
All-time high
73.26
in 2015
All-time low
0
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 02009: 39.32010: 47.92011: 47.92012: 722013: 722014: 722015: 73.32016: 73.32017: 71.12018: 722019: 72

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Czechia stood at 72.02.

The figure is up 83.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Czechia peaked at 73.26 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.

Czechia ranks 121st of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Czechia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Czechia, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 0 —
2009 39.26 —
2010 47.91 +22.0%
2011 47.91 +0.0%
2012 72.02 +50.3%
2013 72.02 +0.0%
2014 72.02 +0.0%
2015 73.26 +1.7%
2016 73.26 +0.0%
2017 71.1 -3.0%
2018 72.02 +1.3%
2019 72.02 +0.0%

Czechia compared with similar countries

  • Czechia's 72.02 is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 84% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Czechia's 72.02 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.3, 89% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 7.85 0 39.26 5
2010s 67.36 47.91 73.26 10

Countries ranked near Czechia

  1. 118 Serbia 72.72 compare
  2. 119 Ghana 72.64 compare
  3. 120 Thailand 72.18 compare
  4. 122 Burundi 71.72 compare
  5. 123 Slovenia 71.56 compare
  6. 124 Israel 71.41 compare
  7. 124 East Timor 71.41 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 Czechia?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Czechia was 72.02 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Czechia?
The highest recorded value was 73.26 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Czechia?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
How does Czechia rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Czechia ranks 121st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Czechia?
Over the last ten years it is up 83.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Czechia 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.