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

Pakistan: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 63.83 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
63.83
Change on year
up 2.6%
World rank
150th
of 191 countries
All-time high
63.83
in 2019
All-time low
59.43
in 2016
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 60.12006: 60.12007: 60.12008: 60.12009: 60.12010: 60.12011: 60.12012: 60.12013: 60.12014: 60.12015: 60.12016: 59.42017: 59.42018: 62.22019: 63.8

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Pakistan is 63.83, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Pakistan peaked at 63.83 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 59.43, in 2016.

Pakistan ranks 150th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Pakistan, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 60.12 —
2006 60.12 +0.0%
2007 60.12 +0.0%
2008 60.12 +0.0%
2009 60.12 +0.0%
2010 60.12 +0.0%
2011 60.12 +0.0%
2012 60.12 +0.0%
2013 60.12 +0.0%
2014 60.12 +0.0%
2015 60.12 +0.0%
2016 59.43 -1.2%
2017 59.43 +0.0%
2018 62.21 +4.7%
2019 63.83 +2.6%

Pakistan compared with similar countries

  • Pakistan's 63.83 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.95, 88% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Pakistan's 63.83 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80.68, 79% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60.12 60.12 60.12 5
2010s 60.56 59.43 63.83 10

Countries ranked near Pakistan

  1. 147 Mali 64.92 compare
  2. 148 Hungary 64.76 compare
  3. 149 Myanmar 63.99 compare
  4. 151 Angola 63.21 compare
  5. 152 Chile 61.82 compare
  6. 153 Ethiopia 61.21 compare
  7. 153 Montenegro 61.21 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 Pakistan?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Pakistan was 63.83 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 63.83 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 59.43 in 2016.
How does Pakistan rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Pakistan ranks 150th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Pakistan 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.