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

Dominican Republic: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 58.58 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
58.58
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
158th
of 191 countries
All-time high
71.72
in 2005
All-time low
33.38
in 2008
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 71.72006: 63.42007: 63.42008: 33.42009: 57.52010: 57.52011: 57.52012: 57.52013: 57.52014: 58.72015: 58.72016: 58.62017: 58.62018: 58.62019: 58.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Dominican Republic recorded 58.58 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019.

The figure is up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Dominican Republic peaked at 71.72 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 33.38, in 2008.

That places Dominican Republic 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Dominican Republic, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 71.72 —
2006 63.37 -11.6%
2007 63.37 +0.0%
2008 33.38 -47.3%
2009 57.5 +72.2%
2010 57.5 +0.0%
2011 57.5 +0.0%
2012 57.5 +0.0%
2013 57.5 +0.0%
2014 58.73 +2.2%
2015 58.73 +0.0%
2016 58.58 -0.3%
2017 58.58 +0.0%
2018 58.58 +0.0%
2019 58.58 +0.0%

Dominican Republic compared with similar countries

  • Dominican Republic's 58.58 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.65, 78% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Dominican Republic's 58.58 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.88, 79% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 57.87 33.38 71.72 5
2010s 58.18 57.5 58.73 10

Countries ranked near Dominican Republic

  1. 155 Namibia 60.9 compare
  2. 156 Argentina 59.43 compare
  3. 157 Iraq 59.35 compare
  4. 159 Gambia 57.19 compare
  5. 160 Lesotho 57.03 compare
  6. 161 Ukraine 56.96 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 Dominican Republic?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Dominican Republic was 58.58 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Dominican Republic?
The highest recorded value was 71.72 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Dominican Republic?
The lowest recorded value was 33.38 in 2008.
How does Dominican Republic rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Dominican Republic ranks 158th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Dominican 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.