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

Lebanon: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 79.6 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
79.6
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
85th
of 191 countries
All-time high
79.75
in 2005
All-time low
79.29
in 2014
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 79.82006: 79.82007: 79.82008: 79.82009: 79.82010: 79.82011: 79.82012: 79.82013: 79.82014: 79.32015: 79.32016: 79.62017: 79.62018: 79.62019: 79.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Lebanon is 79.6, measured in 2019.

The figure is down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Lebanon peaked at 79.75 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 79.29, in 2014.

That places Lebanon 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Lebanon, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 79.75 —
2006 79.75 +0.0%
2007 79.75 +0.0%
2008 79.75 +0.0%
2009 79.75 +0.0%
2010 79.75 +0.0%
2011 79.75 +0.0%
2012 79.75 +0.0%
2013 79.75 +0.0%
2014 79.29 -0.6%
2015 79.29 +0.0%
2016 79.6 +0.4%
2017 79.6 +0.0%
2018 79.6 +0.0%
2019 79.6 +0.0%

Lebanon compared with similar countries

  • Lebanon's 79.6 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.95, 1.1× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Lebanon's 79.6 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80.68, 99% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 79.75 79.75 79.75 5
2010s 79.6 79.29 79.75 10

Countries ranked near Lebanon

  1. 82 Kenya 79.83 compare
  2. 83 Cape Verde 79.75 compare
  3. 83 Sudan 79.75 compare
  4. 85 Uzbekistan 79.6 compare
  5. 87 Madagascar 79.29 compare
  6. 87 Moldova 79.29 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 Lebanon?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Lebanon was 79.6 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Lebanon?
The highest recorded value was 79.75 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Lebanon?
The lowest recorded value was 79.29 in 2014.
How does Lebanon rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Lebanon ranks 85th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Lebanon?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Lebanon 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.