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

Mauritius: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 85.94 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
85.94
Change on year
up 2.2%
World rank
49th
of 191 countries
All-time high
85.94
in 2019
All-time low
82.69
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 82.72006: 82.72007: 82.72008: 82.72009: 82.72010: 82.72011: 82.72012: 82.72013: 84.12014: 84.12015: 84.12016: 84.12017: 84.12018: 84.12019: 85.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Mauritius stood at 85.94. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.2% on the previous year and up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Mauritius peaked at 85.94 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 82.69, in 2005.

Mauritius ranks 49th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Mauritius, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 82.69 —
2006 82.69 +0.0%
2007 82.69 +0.0%
2008 82.69 +0.0%
2009 82.69 +0.0%
2010 82.69 +0.0%
2011 82.69 +0.0%
2012 82.69 +0.0%
2013 84.08 +1.7%
2014 84.08 +0.0%
2015 84.08 +0.0%
2016 84.08 +0.0%
2017 84.08 +0.0%
2018 84.08 +0.0%
2019 85.94 +2.2%

Mauritius compared with similar countries

  • Mauritius's 85.94 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.65, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Mauritius's 85.94 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 82.69 82.69 82.69 5
2010s 83.85 82.69 85.94 10

Countries ranked near Mauritius

  1. 46 France 86.09 compare
  2. 46 Malta 86.09 compare
  3. 48 Liberia 86.01 compare
  4. 49 Grenada 85.94 compare
  5. 49 Iceland 85.94 compare
  6. 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 Mauritius?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Mauritius was 85.94 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Mauritius?
The highest recorded value was 85.94 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Mauritius?
The lowest recorded value was 82.69 in 2005.
How does Mauritius rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Mauritius ranks 49th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Mauritius?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Mauritius 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.