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

Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Finland was 93.66 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

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

The highest recorded value was 93.66 in 2018.

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

The lowest recorded value was 66 in 2005.

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

Finland ranks 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Finland 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 Finland

Name: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Finland
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Finland: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 93.66 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

93.66

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

18th

of 188 countries

All-time high

93.66

in 2018

All-time low

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Finland recorded 93.66 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 33.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Finland peaked at 93.66 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 66, in 2005.

Finland ranks 18th 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	66.8	66	70.02	5
2010s	90.97	70.02	93.66	10

Countries ranked near Finland

15 Solomon Islands 95.21 compare
16 Ireland 94.98 compare
17 Seychelles 94.44 compare
19 Rwanda 93.59 compare
20 Lithuania 92.89 compare
21 Jordan 92.66 compare

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More reference data data for Finland

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2998 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.1241 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.5 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1748 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.5 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.01 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.6733 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.6503 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 6.94 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.9518 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Finland?: Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Finland was 93.66 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Finland?: The highest recorded value was 93.66 in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Finland?: The lowest recorded value was 66 in 2005.
How does Finland rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?: Finland ranks 18th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Finland?: Over the last ten years it is up 33.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Finland 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.