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

Romania: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 82.38 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
82.38
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
67th
of 191 countries
All-time high
82.69
in 2014
All-time low
72.02
in 2010
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 77.92006: 77.42007: 762008: 762009: 762010: 722011: 732012: 73.92013: 76.42014: 82.72015: 82.72016: 82.72017: 82.42018: 82.42019: 82.4

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Romania recorded 82.38 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019.

The figure is up 8.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Romania peaked at 82.69 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 72.02, in 2010.

That places Romania 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Romania, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 77.9 —
2006 77.43 -0.6%
2007 76.04 -1.8%
2008 76.04 +0.0%
2009 76.04 +0.0%
2010 72.02 -5.3%
2011 72.95 +1.3%
2012 73.88 +1.3%
2013 76.35 +3.3%
2014 82.69 +8.3%
2015 82.69 +0.0%
2016 82.69 +0.0%
2017 82.38 -0.4%
2018 82.38 +0.0%
2019 82.38 +0.0%

Romania compared with similar countries

  • Romania's 82.38 is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 96% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Romania's 82.38 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.3, 1.0× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 76.69 76.04 77.9 5
2010s 79.04 72.02 82.69 10

Countries ranked near Romania

  1. 64 Russia 83 compare
  2. 64 Azerbaijan 83 compare
  3. 64 Togo 83 compare
  4. 67 Uruguay 82.38 compare
  5. 69 El Salvador 81.61 compare
  6. 69 Kiribati 81.61 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 Romania?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Romania was 82.38 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Romania?
The highest recorded value was 82.69 in 2014.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Romania?
The lowest recorded value was 72.02 in 2010.
How does Romania rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Romania ranks 67th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Romania?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Romania 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.