Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Netherlands
Netherlands: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 89.18 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Netherlands, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Netherlands stood at 89.18. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Netherlands peaked at 89.18 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68.93, in 2005.
That places Netherlands 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 68.93 | — |
| 2006 | 68.93 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.75 | +15.7% |
| 2008 | 79.75 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 82.23 | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 87.33 | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 88.41 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 88.41 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 89.03 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 89.03 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 89.03 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 89.18 | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 89.18 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 89.18 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 89.18 | +0.0% |
Netherlands compared with similar countries
- Netherlands's 89.18 is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Netherlands's 89.18 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.3, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.92 | 68.93 | 82.23 | 5 |
| 2010s | 88.79 | 87.33 | 89.18 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
- 27 Saint Lucia 90.57 compare
- 28 United Kingdom 89.95 compare
- 29 Dominica 89.49 compare
- 30 North Macedonia 89.18 compare
- 32 Cyprus 89.1 compare
- 33 Botswana 89.03 compare
- 33 Vanuatu 89.03 compare
More reference data data for Netherlands
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.74 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.5851 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.1102 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.79 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 5.83 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 3.59 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.93 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 18.47 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6002 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Netherlands?
- Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Netherlands was 89.18 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 89.18 in 2016.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.93 in 2005.
- How does Netherlands rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- Netherlands ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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About this data
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.