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

Israel: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 71.41 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
71.41
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
124th
of 191 countries
All-time high
71.41
in 2005
All-time low
70.63
in 2010
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 71.42006: 71.42007: 71.42008: 71.42009: 71.42010: 70.62011: 70.62012: 70.62013: 70.62014: 70.62015: 70.62016: 70.62017: 70.62018: 70.62019: 71.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Israel is 71.41, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Israel peaked at 71.41 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 70.63, in 2010.

Israel ranks 124th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Israel, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 71.41 —
2006 71.41 +0.0%
2007 71.41 +0.0%
2008 71.41 +0.0%
2009 71.41 +0.0%
2010 70.63 -1.1%
2011 70.63 +0.0%
2012 70.63 +0.0%
2013 70.63 +0.0%
2014 70.63 +0.0%
2015 70.63 +0.0%
2016 70.63 +0.0%
2017 70.63 +0.0%
2018 70.63 +0.0%
2019 71.41 +1.1%

Israel compared with similar countries

  • Israel's 71.41 is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 83% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Israel's 71.41 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80.68, 89% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 71.41 71.41 71.41 5
2010s 70.71 70.63 71.41 10

Countries ranked near Israel

  1. 121 Czechia 72.02 compare
  2. 122 Burundi 71.72 compare
  3. 123 Slovenia 71.56 compare
  4. 124 East Timor 71.41 compare
  5. 126 Italy 70.79 compare
  6. 127 Mexico 70.4 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 Israel?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Israel was 71.41 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Israel?
The highest recorded value was 71.41 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Israel?
The lowest recorded value was 70.63 in 2010.
How does Israel rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Israel ranks 124th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Israel?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Israel 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.