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

Poland: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 55.95 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
55.95
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 191 countries
All-time high
67.7
in 2017
All-time low
42.66
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 42.72006: 42.72007: 42.72008: 42.72009: 46.22010: 57.32011: 61.82012: 63.42013: 63.42014: 63.42015: 662016: 662017: 67.72018: 562019: 56

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Poland is 55.95, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 21.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Poland peaked at 67.7 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 42.66, in 2005.

That places Poland 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it 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 Poland, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Poland, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 42.66 —
2006 42.66 +0.0%
2007 42.66 +0.0%
2008 42.66 +0.0%
2009 46.21 +8.3%
2010 57.34 +24.1%
2011 61.82 +7.8%
2012 63.37 +2.5%
2013 63.37 +0.0%
2014 63.37 +0.0%
2015 66 +4.1%
2016 66 +0.0%
2017 67.7 +2.6%
2018 55.95 -17.4%
2019 55.95 +0.0%

Poland compared with similar countries

  • Poland's 55.95 is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 65% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Poland's 55.95 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.3, 69% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 43.37 42.66 46.21 5
2010s 62.09 55.95 67.7 10

Countries ranked near Poland

  1. 159 Gambia 57.19 compare
  2. 160 Lesotho 57.03 compare
  3. 161 Ukraine 56.96 compare
  4. 163 Syria 55.64 compare
  5. 164 Sierra Leone 54.56 compare
  6. 165 Nigeria 54.5 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 Poland?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Poland was 55.95 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Poland?
The highest recorded value was 67.7 in 2017.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Poland?
The lowest recorded value was 42.66 in 2005.
How does Poland rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Poland ranks 162nd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Poland?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Poland 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.