What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Estonia?

Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Estonia was 99.85 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Estonia?

The highest recorded value was 99.85 in 2017.

What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Estonia?

The lowest recorded value was 95.05 in 2005.

How does Estonia rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?

Estonia ranks 4th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Estonia?

Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Estonia 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.

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

Name: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Estonia
Creator: World Bank
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Estonia: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 99.85 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

99.85

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

4th

of 188 countries

All-time high

99.85

in 2017

All-time low

95.05

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Estonia recorded 99.85 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Estonia peaked at 99.85 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 95.05, in 2005.

Estonia ranks 4th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	95.05	95.05	95.05	5
2010s	96.88	95.05	99.85	10

Countries ranked near Estonia

1 Bahrain 100 compare
1 Hong Kong 100 compare
1 Qatar 100 compare
5 Bhutan 99.54 compare
5 Palau 99.54 compare
5 San Marino 99.54 compare

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More reference data data for Estonia

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0827 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0328 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.2652 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.0363 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.2652 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2774 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.193 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1743 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.31 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1975 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Estonia?: Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Estonia was 99.85 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Estonia?: The highest recorded value was 99.85 in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Estonia?: The lowest recorded value was 95.05 in 2005.
How does Estonia rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?: Estonia ranks 4th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Estonia?: Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Estonia 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: 10 August 2026

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.