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

Paraguay: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 49.15 in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
49.15
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
170th
of 191 countries
All-time high
59.51
in 2010
All-time low
47.76
in 2011
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 56.92006: 56.92007: 56.92008: 56.92009: 56.92010: 59.52011: 47.82012: 47.82013: 48.22014: 49.12015: 49.12016: 49.12017: 49.12018: 49.12019: 49.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Paraguay recorded 49.15 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019.

That represents a change of down 13.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Paraguay peaked at 59.51 in 2010 and was at its lowest, 47.76, in 2011.

That places Paraguay 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Paraguay, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 56.88 —
2006 56.88 +0.0%
2007 56.88 +0.0%
2008 56.88 +0.0%
2009 56.88 +0.0%
2010 59.51 +4.6%
2011 47.76 -19.7%
2012 47.76 +0.0%
2013 48.22 +1.0%
2014 49.15 +1.9%
2015 49.15 +0.0%
2016 49.15 +0.0%
2017 49.15 +0.0%
2018 49.15 +0.0%
2019 49.15 +0.0%

Paraguay compared with similar countries

  • Paraguay's 49.15 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.65, 66% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Paraguay's 49.15 is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 73.88, 67% of the median. (33 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 56.88 56.88 56.88 5
2010s 49.81 47.76 59.51 10

Countries ranked near Paraguay

  1. 167 Laos 51.62 compare
  2. 168 Egypt 50.39 compare
  3. 169 Nepal 49.3 compare
  4. 171 Vietnam 48.22 compare
  5. 172 Maldives 47.22 compare
  6. 173 Guinea 45.75 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Paraguay?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Paraguay was 49.15 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Paraguay?
The highest recorded value was 59.51 in 2010.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Paraguay?
The lowest recorded value was 47.76 in 2011.
How does Paraguay rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Paraguay ranks 170th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Paraguay?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Paraguay 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.