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 56th out of 188 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.

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

Name: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Saudi Arabia
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Saudi Arabia: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 84.08 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

84.08

Change on year

down 15.9%

World rank

56th

of 188 countries

All-time high

100

in 2017

All-time low

84.08

in 2019

Years of data

2005–2019

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 56th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	95.67	95.36	96.91	5
2010s	96.24	84.08	100	10

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1847 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0139 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 6.07 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 10.64 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 2.44 (2050)
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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 56th out of 188 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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Indicator: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source: World Bank
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 190 places, 2,783 data points, 2005–2019
Last refreshed: 10 August 2026

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.