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

New Zealand: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 85.94 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
85.94
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
48th
of 188 countries
All-time high
85.94
in 2017
All-time low
80.99
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 812006: 812007: 812008: 812009: 812010: 812011: 812012: 84.12013: 84.12014: 84.12015: 84.12016: 84.12017: 85.92018: 85.92019: 85.9

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

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

That represents a change of up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in New Zealand peaked at 85.94 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 80.99, in 2005.

That places New Zealand 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.99 80.99 80.99 5
2010s 84.02 80.99 85.94 10

Countries ranked near New Zealand

  1. 45 France 86.09 compare
  2. 45 Malta 86.09 compare
  3. 47 Liberia 86.01 compare
  4. 48 Grenada 85.94 compare
  5. 48 Iceland 85.94 compare
  6. 48 Mauritius 85.94 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in New Zealand?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in New Zealand was 85.94 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in New Zealand?
The highest recorded value was 85.94 in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in New Zealand?
The lowest recorded value was 80.99 in 2005.
How does New Zealand rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
New Zealand ranks 48th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in New Zealand?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this New Zealand 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

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

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.