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

Ireland: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 94.98 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
94.98
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
16th
of 188 countries
All-time high
95.98
in 2005
All-time low
94.98
in 2019
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 962006: 962007: 962008: 962009: 962010: 962011: 962012: 95.42013: 95.42014: 95.42015: 95.12016: 95.12017: 95.12018: 95.12019: 95

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Ireland recorded 94.98 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Ireland peaked at 95.98 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 94.98, in 2019.

Ireland ranks 16th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 95.98 95.98 95.98 5
2010s 95.32 94.98 95.98 10

Countries ranked near Ireland

  1. 13 Oman 97.06 compare
  2. 14 Norway 95.36 compare
  3. 15 Solomon Islands 95.21 compare
  4. 17 Seychelles 94.44 compare
  5. 18 Finland 93.66 compare
  6. 19 Rwanda 93.59 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Ireland?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Ireland was 94.98 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 95.98 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 94.98 in 2019.
How does Ireland rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Ireland ranks 16th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Ireland 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

Indicator
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
190 places, 2,783 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.