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

Italy: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 70.79 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
70.79
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
126th
of 191 countries
All-time high
70.79
in 2017
All-time low
55.02
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 552006: 552007: 552008: 592009: 592010: 63.52011: 63.52012: 662013: 662014: 662015: 662016: 70.52017: 70.82018: 70.82019: 70.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Italy is 70.79, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Italy peaked at 70.79 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 55.02, in 2005.

That places Italy 126th 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 Italy, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Italy, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 55.02 —
2006 55.02 +0.0%
2007 55.02 +0.0%
2008 59.04 +7.3%
2009 59.04 +0.0%
2010 63.52 +7.6%
2011 63.52 +0.0%
2012 66 +3.9%
2013 66 +0.0%
2014 66 +0.0%
2015 66 +0.0%
2016 70.48 +6.8%
2017 70.79 +0.4%
2018 70.79 +0.0%
2019 70.79 +0.0%

Italy compared with similar countries

  • Italy's 70.79 is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 83% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Italy's 70.79 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.3, 87% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.63 55.02 59.04 5
2010s 67.39 63.52 70.79 10

Countries ranked near Italy

  1. 123 Slovenia 71.56 compare
  2. 124 Israel 71.41 compare
  3. 124 East Timor 71.41 compare
  4. 127 Mexico 70.4 compare
  5. 128 Barbados 70.32 compare
  6. 129 Zimbabwe 70.17 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 Italy?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Italy was 70.79 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Italy?
The highest recorded value was 70.79 in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Italy?
The lowest recorded value was 55.02 in 2005.
How does Italy rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Italy ranks 126th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Italy?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Italy 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.