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

Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Maldives was 47.22 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

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

The highest recorded value was 100 in 2005.

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

The lowest recorded value was 43.74 in 2013.

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

Maldives ranks 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Where does this Maldives 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 Maldives

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

Maldives: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 47.22 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)

47.22

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

169th

of 188 countries

All-time high

100

in 2005

All-time low

43.74

in 2013

Years of data

2005–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Maldives recorded 47.22 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 52.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Maldives peaked at 100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 43.74, in 2013.

That places Maldives 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	100	100	100	5
2010s	58.93	43.74	100	10

Countries ranked near Maldives

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172 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.05 compare

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More reference data data for Maldives

Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0001 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0033 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Agricultural Soils 1.16 (2050)
Emission Totals - Direct emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0033 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 1.16 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.0004 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 0.0018 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Maldives?: Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Maldives was 47.22 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Maldives?: The highest recorded value was 100 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Maldives?: The lowest recorded value was 43.74 in 2013.
How does Maldives rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?: Maldives ranks 169th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Maldives?: Over the last ten years it is down 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Maldives 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.