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

Liberia: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 86.01 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
86.01
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 191 countries
All-time high
86.01
in 2015
All-time low
84.31
in 2011
Years of data
14
2006–2019

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Liberia, 2006–2019

0204060802006201220192006: 84.42007: 84.42008: 84.42009: 84.42010: 84.42011: 84.32012: 84.32013: 85.52014: 85.52015: 862016: 862017: 862018: 862019: 86

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Liberia is 86.01, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Liberia peaked at 86.01 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 84.31, in 2011.

That places Liberia 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Liberia, 2006 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2006 84.39 —
2007 84.39 +0.0%
2008 84.39 +0.0%
2009 84.39 +0.0%
2010 84.39 +0.0%
2011 84.31 -0.1%
2012 84.31 +0.0%
2013 85.47 +1.4%
2014 85.47 +0.0%
2015 86.01 +0.6%
2016 86.01 +0.0%
2017 86.01 +0.0%
2018 86.01 +0.0%
2019 86.01 +0.0%

Liberia compared with similar countries

  • Liberia's 86.01 is above the median for low income countries, which is 67.54, 1.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Liberia's 86.01 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.94, 1.2× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 84.39 84.39 84.39 4
2010s 85.4 84.31 86.01 10

Countries ranked near Liberia

  1. 45 China 86.24 compare
  2. 46 France 86.09 compare
  3. 46 Malta 86.09 compare
  4. 49 Grenada 85.94 compare
  5. 49 Iceland 85.94 compare
  6. 49 Mauritius 85.94 compare
  7. 49 New Zealand 85.94 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 Liberia?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Liberia was 86.01 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Liberia?
The highest recorded value was 86.01 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Liberia?
The lowest recorded value was 84.31 in 2011.
How does Liberia rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Liberia ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Liberia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Liberia 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.