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

Iran: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 74.19 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
74.19
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
108th
of 191 countries
All-time high
74.19
in 2018
All-time low
54.4
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 54.42006: 54.42007: 54.42008: 54.42009: 54.42010: 54.42011: 54.42012: 54.42013: 57.52014: 57.52015: 57.52016: 57.52017: 57.52018: 74.22019: 74.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Iran stood at 74.19. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 36.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Iran peaked at 74.19 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 54.4, in 2005.

Iran ranks 108th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Iran, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Iran, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 54.4 —
2006 54.4 +0.0%
2007 54.4 +0.0%
2008 54.4 +0.0%
2009 54.4 +0.0%
2010 54.4 +0.0%
2011 54.4 +0.0%
2012 54.4 +0.0%
2013 57.5 +5.7%
2014 57.5 +0.0%
2015 57.5 +0.0%
2016 57.5 +0.0%
2017 57.5 +0.0%
2018 74.19 +29.0%
2019 74.19 +0.0%

Iran compared with similar countries

  • Iran's 74.19 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.65, 99% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Iran's 74.19 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80.68, 92% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 54.4 54.4 54.4 5
2010s 59.91 54.4 74.19 10

Countries ranked near Iran

  1. 105 South Africa 75.12 compare
  2. 105 South Sudan 75.12 compare
  3. 105 Trinidad and Tobago 75.12 compare
  4. 108 Eritrea 74.19 compare
  5. 108 Georgia 74.19 compare
  6. 111 Germany 73.88 compare
  7. 111 Guinea-Bissau 73.88 compare
  8. 111 Puerto Rico 73.88 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 Iran?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Iran was 74.19 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Iran?
The highest recorded value was 74.19 in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Iran?
The lowest recorded value was 54.4 in 2005.
How does Iran rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Iran ranks 108th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Iran?
Over the last ten years it is up 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Iran 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.