Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Germany
Germany: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 73.88 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Germany, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
Germany recorded 73.88 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019.
That represents a change of down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Germany peaked at 77.28 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 73.42, in 2011.
That places Germany 111th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 77.28 | — |
| 2006 | 77.28 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 77.28 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 77.28 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.28 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 74.34 | -3.8% |
| 2011 | 73.42 | -1.2% |
| 2012 | 75.58 | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 73.88 | -2.2% |
| 2014 | 73.88 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.88 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 73.88 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.88 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 73.88 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.88 | +0.0% |
Germany compared with similar countries
- Germany's 73.88 is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 86% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Germany's 73.88 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.3, 91% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 77.28 | 77.28 | 77.28 | 5 |
| 2010s | 74.05 | 73.42 | 75.58 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Germany
- 108 Eritrea 74.19 compare
- 108 Georgia 74.19 compare
- 108 Iran 74.19 compare
- 111 Guinea-Bissau 73.88 compare
- 111 Puerto Rico 73.88 compare
- 114 Kyrgyzstan 73.57 compare
More reference data data for Germany
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 4.6 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.7 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.94 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 16.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 15.41 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 9.96 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.87 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 80.38 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 10.56 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Germany?
- Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Germany was 73.88 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 77.28 in 2005.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 73.42 in 2011.
- How does Germany rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- Germany ranks 111th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Germany 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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About this data
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.