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

Russia: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 83 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
83
Change on year
up 1.7%
World rank
64th
of 191 countries
All-time high
83
in 2019
All-time low
38.33
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 38.32006: 38.32007: 38.32008: 38.32009: 58.12010: 58.12011: 62.82012: 80.22013: 80.22014: 81.62015: 81.62016: 81.62017: 81.62018: 81.62019: 83

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Russia stood at 83. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 42.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Russia peaked at 83 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 38.33, in 2005.

Russia ranks 64th of 191 countries on this measure, 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 Russia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Russia, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 38.33 —
2006 38.33 +0.0%
2007 38.33 +0.0%
2008 38.33 +0.0%
2009 58.11 +51.6%
2010 58.11 +0.0%
2011 62.75 +8.0%
2012 80.22 +27.8%
2013 80.22 +0.0%
2014 81.61 +1.7%
2015 81.61 +0.0%
2016 81.61 +0.0%
2017 81.61 +0.0%
2018 81.61 +0.0%
2019 83 +1.7%

Russia compared with similar countries

  • Russia's 83 is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 97% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Russia's 83 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 42.29 38.33 58.11 5
2010s 77.23 58.11 83 10

Countries ranked near Russia

  1. 62 United Arab Emirates 83.15 compare
  2. 62 Zambia 83.15 compare
  3. 64 Azerbaijan 83 compare
  4. 64 Togo 83 compare
  5. 67 Romania 82.38 compare
  6. 67 Uruguay 82.38 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 Russia?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Russia was 83 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Russia?
The highest recorded value was 83 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Russia?
The lowest recorded value was 38.33 in 2005.
How does Russia rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Russia ranks 64th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Russia?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Russia 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.