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

Papua New Guinea: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 75.58 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
75.58
Change on year
down 0.8%
World rank
103rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
77.67
in 2008
All-time low
75.27
in 2014
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 75.82006: 75.82007: 75.82008: 77.72009: 77.72010: 77.62011: 77.62012: 75.62013: 75.62014: 75.32015: 75.32016: 75.32017: 76.82018: 76.22019: 75.6

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Papua New Guinea is 75.58, measured in 2019.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Papua New Guinea peaked at 77.67 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 75.27, in 2014.

Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd of 191 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Papua New Guinea, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Papua New Guinea, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 75.81 —
2006 75.81 +0.0%
2007 75.81 +0.0%
2008 77.67 +2.4%
2009 77.67 +0.0%
2010 77.59 -0.1%
2011 77.59 +0.0%
2012 75.58 -2.6%
2013 75.58 +0.0%
2014 75.27 -0.4%
2015 75.27 +0.0%
2016 75.27 +0.0%
2017 76.82 +2.1%
2018 76.2 -0.8%
2019 75.58 -0.8%

Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries

  • Papua New Guinea's 75.58 is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.95, 1.0× the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Papua New Guinea's 75.58 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81.38, 93% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.55 75.81 77.67 5
2010s 76.07 75.27 77.59 10

Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea

  1. 100 Honduras 76.2 compare
  2. 100 Saint Kitts and Nevis 76.2 compare
  3. 102 Croatia 75.73 compare
  4. 103 Tanzania 75.58 compare
  5. 105 South Africa 75.12 compare
  6. 105 South Sudan 75.12 compare
  7. 105 Trinidad and Tobago 75.12 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 Papua New Guinea?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Papua New Guinea was 75.58 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The highest recorded value was 77.67 in 2008.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Papua New Guinea?
The lowest recorded value was 75.27 in 2014.
How does Papua New Guinea rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Papua New Guinea ranks 103rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Papua New Guinea 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.