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

Iceland: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 85.94 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
85.94
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
49th
of 191 countries
All-time high
85.94
in 2005
All-time low
85.94
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 85.92006: 85.92007: 85.92008: 85.92009: 85.92010: 85.92011: 85.92012: 85.92013: 85.92014: 85.92015: 85.92016: 85.92017: 85.92018: 85.92019: 85.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Iceland stood at 85.94. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Iceland peaked at 85.94 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 85.94, in 2005.

Iceland ranks 49th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Iceland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 85.94 —
2006 85.94 +0.0%
2007 85.94 +0.0%
2008 85.94 +0.0%
2009 85.94 +0.0%
2010 85.94 +0.0%
2011 85.94 +0.0%
2012 85.94 +0.0%
2013 85.94 +0.0%
2014 85.94 +0.0%
2015 85.94 +0.0%
2016 85.94 +0.0%
2017 85.94 +0.0%
2018 85.94 +0.0%
2019 85.94 +0.0%

Iceland compared with similar countries

  • Iceland's 85.94 is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Iceland's 85.94 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.3, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 85.94 85.94 85.94 5
2010s 85.94 85.94 85.94 10

Countries ranked near Iceland

  1. 46 France 86.09 compare
  2. 46 Malta 86.09 compare
  3. 48 Liberia 86.01 compare
  4. 49 Grenada 85.94 compare
  5. 49 Mauritius 85.94 compare
  6. 49 New Zealand 85.94 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 Iceland?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Iceland was 85.94 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Iceland?
The highest recorded value was 85.94 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Iceland?
The lowest recorded value was 85.94 in 2005.
How does Iceland rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Iceland ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Iceland?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iceland 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.