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

Guyana: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 68.01 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
68.01
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
137th
of 191 countries
All-time high
68.01
in 2013
All-time low
63.06
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 63.12006: 63.12007: 63.12008: 63.12009: 63.12010: 63.12011: 66.92012: 66.92013: 682014: 682015: 682016: 682017: 682018: 682019: 68

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Guyana recorded 68.01 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 7.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Guyana peaked at 68.01 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 63.06, in 2005.

That places Guyana 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Guyana, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 63.06 —
2006 63.06 +0.0%
2007 63.06 +0.0%
2008 63.06 +0.0%
2009 63.06 +0.0%
2010 63.06 +0.0%
2011 66.92 +6.1%
2012 66.92 +0.0%
2013 68.01 +1.6%
2014 68.01 +0.0%
2015 68.01 +0.0%
2016 68.01 +0.0%
2017 68.01 +0.0%
2018 68.01 +0.0%
2019 68.01 +0.0%

Guyana compared with similar countries

  • Guyana's 68.01 is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 79% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Guyana's 68.01 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.88, 92% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.06 63.06 63.06 5
2010s 67.3 63.06 68.01 10

Countries ranked near Guyana

  1. 134 India 68.64 compare
  2. 135 Albania 68.62 compare
  3. 136 Colombia 68.08 compare
  4. 138 Peru 67.39 compare
  5. 139 Armenia 66.77 compare
  6. 140 Algeria 66.62 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 Guyana?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Guyana was 68.01 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Guyana?
The highest recorded value was 68.01 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Guyana?
The lowest recorded value was 63.06 in 2005.
How does Guyana rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Guyana ranks 137th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Guyana?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Guyana 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.