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

Eswatini: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 88.72 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
88.72
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 191 countries
All-time high
89.64
in 2005
All-time low
88.72
in 2013
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 89.62006: 89.62007: 89.62008: 89.62009: 89.62010: 89.62011: 89.62012: 89.62013: 88.72014: 88.72015: 88.72016: 88.72017: 88.72018: 88.72019: 88.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Eswatini stood at 88.72. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Eswatini peaked at 89.64 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 88.72, in 2013.

That places Eswatini 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Eswatini, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 89.64 —
2006 89.64 +0.0%
2007 89.64 +0.0%
2008 89.64 +0.0%
2009 89.64 +0.0%
2010 89.64 +0.0%
2011 89.64 +0.0%
2012 89.64 +0.0%
2013 88.72 -1.0%
2014 88.72 +0.0%
2015 88.72 +0.0%
2016 88.72 +0.0%
2017 88.72 +0.0%
2018 88.72 +0.0%
2019 88.72 +0.0%

Eswatini compared with similar countries

  • Eswatini's 88.72 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.95, 1.2× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Eswatini's 88.72 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.94, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 89.64 89.64 89.64 5
2010s 89 88.72 89.64 10

Countries ranked near Eswatini

  1. 32 Cyprus 89.1 compare
  2. 33 Botswana 89.03 compare
  3. 33 Vanuatu 89.03 compare
  4. 35 Sweden 88.72 compare
  5. 37 Micronesia (country) 87.79 compare
  6. 38 Japan 87.71 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 Eswatini?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Eswatini was 88.72 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Eswatini?
The highest recorded value was 89.64 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Eswatini?
The lowest recorded value was 88.72 in 2013.
How does Eswatini rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Eswatini ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Eswatini?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Eswatini 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.