What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Kuwait?

Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Kuwait was 92.43 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Kuwait?

The highest recorded value was 92.43 in 2005.

What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Kuwait?

The lowest recorded value was 92.43 in 2005.

How does Kuwait rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?

Kuwait ranks 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Kuwait?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Kuwait 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.

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

Name: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Kuwait
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Kuwait: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 92.43 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

92.43

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

22nd

of 188 countries

All-time high

92.43

in 2005

All-time low

92.43

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Kuwait stood at 92.43. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Kuwait peaked at 92.43 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 92.43, in 2005.

That places Kuwait 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	92.43	92.43	92.43	5
2010s	92.43	92.43	92.43	10

Countries ranked near Kuwait

19 Rwanda 93.59 compare
20 Lithuania 92.89 compare
21 Jordan 92.66 compare
23 Comoros 92.12 compare
24 Australia 91.34 compare
25 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 90.88 compare

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More reference data data for Kuwait

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.385 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.2165 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Enteric Fermentation 131.78 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 1.39 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.24 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0876 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.47 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 491.73 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Agricultural Soil 491.73 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on Pa 405.04 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Kuwait?: Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Kuwait was 92.43 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Kuwait?: The highest recorded value was 92.43 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Kuwait?: The lowest recorded value was 92.43 in 2005.
How does Kuwait rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?: Kuwait ranks 22nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Kuwait?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kuwait 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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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: 10 August 2026

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.