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

Iraq: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 59.35 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
59.35
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
157th
of 191 countries
All-time high
59.35
in 2005
All-time low
59.35
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 59.42006: 59.42007: 59.42008: 59.42009: 59.42010: 59.42011: 59.42012: 59.42013: 59.42014: 59.42015: 59.42016: 59.42017: 59.42018: 59.42019: 59.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Iraq is 59.35, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Iraq peaked at 59.35 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 59.35, in 2005.

Iraq ranks 157th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Iraq, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 59.35 —
2006 59.35 +0.0%
2007 59.35 +0.0%
2008 59.35 +0.0%
2009 59.35 +0.0%
2010 59.35 +0.0%
2011 59.35 +0.0%
2012 59.35 +0.0%
2013 59.35 +0.0%
2014 59.35 +0.0%
2015 59.35 +0.0%
2016 59.35 +0.0%
2017 59.35 +0.0%
2018 59.35 +0.0%
2019 59.35 +0.0%

Iraq compared with similar countries

  • Iraq's 59.35 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.65, 80% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Iraq's 59.35 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80.68, 74% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 59.35 59.35 59.35 5
2010s 59.35 59.35 59.35 10

Countries ranked near Iraq

  1. 155 Namibia 60.9 compare
  2. 156 Argentina 59.43 compare
  3. 158 Dominican Republic 58.58 compare
  4. 159 Gambia 57.19 compare
  5. 160 Lesotho 57.03 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 Iraq?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Iraq was 59.35 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Iraq?
The highest recorded value was 59.35 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Iraq?
The lowest recorded value was 59.35 in 2005.
How does Iraq rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Iraq ranks 157th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Iraq?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Iraq 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
Last refreshed

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.