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

Philippines: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 81.14 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
81.14
Change on year
up 1.9%
World rank
75th
of 191 countries
All-time high
81.14
in 2019
All-time low
77.43
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 77.42006: 77.42007: 77.42008: 77.42009: 77.42010: 77.42011: 77.42012: 77.72013: 77.72014: 77.72015: 78.12016: 78.92017: 79.42018: 79.62019: 81.1

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Philippines is 81.14, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Philippines peaked at 81.14 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 77.43, in 2005.

That places Philippines 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Philippines, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 77.43 —
2006 77.43 +0.0%
2007 77.43 +0.0%
2008 77.43 +0.0%
2009 77.43 +0.0%
2010 77.43 +0.0%
2011 77.43 +0.0%
2012 77.74 +0.4%
2013 77.74 +0.0%
2014 77.74 +0.0%
2015 78.05 +0.4%
2016 78.89 +1.1%
2017 79.44 +0.7%
2018 79.6 +0.2%
2019 81.14 +1.9%

Philippines compared with similar countries

  • Philippines's 81.14 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.65, 1.1× the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Philippines's 81.14 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 81.38, 100% of the median. (28 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 77.43 77.43 77.43 5
2010s 78.52 77.43 81.14 10

Countries ranked near Philippines

  1. 72 Malawi 81.45 compare
  2. 73 Belarus 81.3 compare
  3. 73 Turkey 81.3 compare
  4. 76 Cambodia 80.83 compare
  5. 77 South Korea 80.68 compare
  6. 77 Malaysia 80.68 compare
  7. 77 Palestine 80.68 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 Philippines?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Philippines was 81.14 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Philippines?
The highest recorded value was 81.14 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Philippines?
The lowest recorded value was 77.43 in 2005.
How does Philippines rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Philippines ranks 75th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Philippines?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Philippines 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.