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

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 191 countries
All-time high
99.85
in 2017
All-time low
95.05
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 95.12006: 95.12007: 95.12008: 95.12009: 95.12010: 95.12011: 95.12012: 95.12013: 95.12014: 95.12015: 95.12016: 98.92017: 99.82018: 99.82019: 99.8

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 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Estonia, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 95.05 —
2006 95.05 +0.0%
2007 95.05 +0.0%
2008 95.05 +0.0%
2009 95.05 +0.0%
2010 95.05 +0.0%
2011 95.05 +0.0%
2012 95.05 +0.0%
2013 95.05 +0.0%
2014 95.05 +0.0%
2015 95.05 +0.0%
2016 98.92 +4.1%
2017 99.85 +0.9%
2018 99.85 +0.0%
2019 99.85 +0.0%

Estonia compared with similar countries

  • Estonia's 99.85 is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 1.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Estonia's 99.85 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.3, 1.2× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 95.05 95.05 95.05 5
2010s 96.88 95.05 99.85 10

Countries ranked near Estonia

  1. 1 Bahrain 100 compare
  2. 1 Hong Kong 100 compare
  3. 1 Qatar 100 compare
  4. 5 Bhutan 99.54 compare
  5. 5 Palau 99.54 compare
  6. 5 San Marino 99.54 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 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 191 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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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.