Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in India
India: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 68.64 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in India, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in India stood at 68.64.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in India peaked at 74.21 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 63.83, in 2007.
That places India 134th 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 India, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 64.92 | — |
| 2006 | 64.92 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.83 | -1.7% |
| 2008 | 63.83 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.83 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65.84 | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 66.46 | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 68.16 | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 68.49 | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 68.49 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68.49 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.8 | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 74.21 | +7.9% |
| 2018 | 65.01 | -12.4% |
| 2019 | 68.64 | +5.6% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 68.64 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.95, 94% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- India's 68.64 is above the median for South Asia, which is 58.97, 1.2× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.27 | 63.83 | 64.92 | 5 |
| 2010s | 68.26 | 65.01 | 74.21 | 10 |
Countries ranked near India
More reference data data for India
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 20.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 68.88 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 15.62 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 246.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 70.02 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 19.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 309.05 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1,063 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 85.03 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in India?
- Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in India was 68.64 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 74.21 in 2017.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.83 in 2007.
- How does India rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- India ranks 134th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this India 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.