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

North Macedonia: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 89.18 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
89.18
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 191 countries
All-time high
89.18
in 2010
All-time low
77.9
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 77.92006: 77.92007: 77.92008: 84.42009: 84.42010: 89.22011: 89.22012: 89.22013: 89.22014: 89.22015: 89.22016: 89.22017: 89.22018: 89.22019: 89.2

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in North Macedonia is 89.18, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

That represents a change of up 5.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in North Macedonia peaked at 89.18 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 77.9, in 2005.

That places North Macedonia 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 North Macedonia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in North Macedonia, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 77.9 —
2006 77.9 +0.0%
2007 77.9 +0.0%
2008 84.39 +8.3%
2009 84.39 +0.0%
2010 89.18 +5.7%
2011 89.18 +0.0%
2012 89.18 +0.0%
2013 89.18 +0.0%
2014 89.18 +0.0%
2015 89.18 +0.0%
2016 89.18 +0.0%
2017 89.18 +0.0%
2018 89.18 +0.0%
2019 89.18 +0.0%

North Macedonia compared with similar countries

  • North Macedonia's 89.18 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.65, 1.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • North Macedonia'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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 80.49 77.9 84.39 5
2010s 89.18 89.18 89.18 10

Countries ranked near North Macedonia

  1. 27 Saint Lucia 90.57 compare
  2. 28 United Kingdom 89.95 compare
  3. 29 Dominica 89.49 compare
  4. 30 Netherlands 89.18 compare
  5. 32 Cyprus 89.1 compare
  6. 33 Botswana 89.03 compare
  7. 33 Vanuatu 89.03 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 North Macedonia?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in North Macedonia was 89.18 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in North Macedonia?
The highest recorded value was 89.18 in 2010.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in North Macedonia?
The lowest recorded value was 77.9 in 2005.
How does North Macedonia rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
North Macedonia ranks 30th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in North Macedonia?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North Macedonia 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.