Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 84.08 in 2019. ▬ Flat
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Saudi Arabia, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Saudi Arabia stood at 84.08. That is the lowest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.9% on the previous year and down 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Saudi Arabia peaked at 100 in 2017 and was at its lowest, 84.08, in 2019.
That places Saudi Arabia 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 96.91 | — |
| 2006 | 95.36 | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 95.36 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 95.36 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 95.36 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 95.36 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 95.36 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 96.45 | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 96.45 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.68 | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 98.76 | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 98.3 | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 100 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.08 | -15.9% |
Saudi Arabia compared with similar countries
- Saudi Arabia's 84.08 is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 98% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Saudi Arabia's 84.08 is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80.68, 1.0× the median. (23 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.67 | 95.36 | 96.91 | 5 |
| 2010s | 96.24 | 84.08 | 100 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
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Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Saudi Arabia?
- Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Saudi Arabia was 84.08 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2017.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 84.08 in 2019.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 57th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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About this data
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.