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

Panama: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 44.51 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
44.51
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
174th
of 191 countries
All-time high
44.51
in 2018
All-time low
21.02
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0102030402005201220192005: 212006: 212007: 33.12008: 33.12009: 33.12010: 33.12011: 33.12012: 412013: 43.12014: 43.12015: 43.12016: 43.12017: 43.12018: 44.52019: 44.5

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Panama is 44.51, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Panama peaked at 44.51 in 2018 and was at its lowest, 21.02, in 2005.

Panama ranks 174th of 191 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Panama, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 21.02 —
2006 21.02 +0.0%
2007 33.08 +57.4%
2008 33.08 +0.0%
2009 33.08 +0.0%
2010 33.08 +0.0%
2011 33.08 +0.0%
2012 40.96 +23.8%
2013 43.12 +5.3%
2014 43.12 +0.0%
2015 43.12 +0.0%
2016 43.12 +0.0%
2017 43.12 +0.0%
2018 44.51 +3.2%
2019 44.51 +0.0%

Panama compared with similar countries

  • Panama's 44.51 is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 52% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Panama's 44.51 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.88, 60% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28.25 21.02 33.08 5
2010s 41.17 33.08 44.51 10

Countries ranked near Panama

  1. 171 Vietnam 48.22 compare
  2. 172 Maldives 47.22 compare
  3. 173 Guinea 45.75 compare
  4. 175 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.05 compare
  5. 176 Senegal 43.28 compare
  6. 177 Sao Tome and Principe 42.04 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 Panama?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Panama was 44.51 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Panama?
The highest recorded value was 44.51 in 2018.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Panama?
The lowest recorded value was 21.02 in 2005.
How does Panama rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Panama ranks 174th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Panama?
Over the last ten years it is up 34.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Panama 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.