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

Ethiopia: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 61.21 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
61.21
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
153rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
76.97
in 2007
All-time low
60.28
in 2012
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 74.82006: 74.82007: 772008: 772009: 772010: 772011: 772012: 60.32013: 60.32014: 60.32015: 60.32016: 60.32017: 60.32018: 61.22019: 61.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ethiopia recorded 61.21 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019.

That represents a change of down 20.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Ethiopia peaked at 76.97 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 60.28, in 2012.

Ethiopia ranks 153rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Ethiopia, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 74.81 —
2006 74.81 +0.0%
2007 76.97 +2.9%
2008 76.97 +0.0%
2009 76.97 +0.0%
2010 76.97 +0.0%
2011 76.97 +0.0%
2012 60.28 -21.7%
2013 60.28 +0.0%
2014 60.28 +0.0%
2015 60.28 +0.0%
2016 60.28 +0.0%
2017 60.28 +0.0%
2018 61.21 +1.5%
2019 61.21 +0.0%

Ethiopia compared with similar countries

  • Ethiopia's 61.21 is below the median for low income countries, which is 67.54, 91% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Ethiopia's 61.21 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.94, 86% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.11 74.81 76.97 5
2010s 63.8 60.28 76.97 10

Countries ranked near Ethiopia

  1. 150 Pakistan 63.83 compare
  2. 151 Angola 63.21 compare
  3. 152 Chile 61.82 compare
  4. 153 Montenegro 61.21 compare
  5. 155 Namibia 60.9 compare
  6. 156 Argentina 59.43 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 Ethiopia?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Ethiopia was 61.21 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Ethiopia?
The highest recorded value was 76.97 in 2007.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Ethiopia?
The lowest recorded value was 60.28 in 2012.
How does Ethiopia rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Ethiopia ranks 153rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Ethiopia?
Over the last ten years it is down 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Ethiopia 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.