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

Jordan: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 92.66 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
92.66
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
22nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
92.66
in 2019
All-time low
85.16
in 2011
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 86.62006: 86.62007: 86.62008: 86.62009: 86.62010: 86.62011: 85.22012: 85.22013: 85.22014: 85.22015: 85.22016: 85.22017: 87.72018: 882019: 92.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Jordan stood at 92.66. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 5.3% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Jordan peaked at 92.66 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 85.16, in 2011.

That places Jordan 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Jordan, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 86.55 —
2006 86.55 +0.0%
2007 86.55 +0.0%
2008 86.55 +0.0%
2009 86.55 +0.0%
2010 86.55 +0.0%
2011 85.16 -1.6%
2012 85.16 +0.0%
2013 85.16 +0.0%
2014 85.16 +0.0%
2015 85.16 +0.0%
2016 85.16 +0.0%
2017 87.71 +3.0%
2018 87.98 +0.3%
2019 92.66 +5.3%

Jordan compared with similar countries

  • Jordan's 92.66 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.65, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Jordan's 92.66 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80.68, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 86.55 86.55 86.55 5
2010s 86.59 85.16 92.66 10

Countries ranked near Jordan

  1. 19 Finland 93.66 compare
  2. 20 Rwanda 93.59 compare
  3. 21 Lithuania 92.89 compare
  4. 23 Kuwait 92.43 compare
  5. 24 Comoros 92.12 compare
  6. 25 Australia 91.34 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 Jordan?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Jordan was 92.66 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Jordan?
The highest recorded value was 92.66 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Jordan?
The lowest recorded value was 85.16 in 2011.
How does Jordan rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Jordan ranks 22nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Jordan?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Jordan 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.