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

Mexico: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 70.4 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
70.4
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
127th
of 191 countries
All-time high
70.4
in 2015
All-time low
21.02
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

2030405060702005201220192005: 212006: 212007: 32.62008: 22.72009: 27.72010: 45.12011: 54.92012: 59.42013: 632014: 632015: 70.42016: 70.42017: 70.42018: 70.42019: 70.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Mexico recorded 70.4 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 153.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Mexico peaked at 70.4 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 21.02, in 2005.

Mexico ranks 127th of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Mexico, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 21.02 —
2006 21.02 +0.0%
2007 32.61 +55.1%
2008 22.74 -30.3%
2009 27.74 +22.0%
2010 45.13 +62.7%
2011 54.87 +21.6%
2012 59.43 +8.3%
2013 62.98 +6.0%
2014 62.98 +0.0%
2015 70.4 +11.8%
2016 70.4 +0.0%
2017 70.4 +0.0%
2018 70.4 +0.0%
2019 70.4 +0.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 70.4 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.65, 94% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 70.4 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.88, 95% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2010 +62.7% 27.74 45.13
2007 +55.1% 21.02 32.61

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.03 21.02 32.61 5
2010s 63.74 45.13 70.4 10

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 124 Israel 71.41 compare
  2. 124 East Timor 71.41 compare
  3. 126 Italy 70.79 compare
  4. 128 Barbados 70.32 compare
  5. 129 Zimbabwe 70.17 compare
  6. 130 Portugal 70.02 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 Mexico?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Mexico was 70.4 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 70.4 in 2015.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 21.02 in 2005.
How does Mexico rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Mexico ranks 127th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is up 153.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Mexico 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.