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

Senegal: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 43.28 in 2019. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2019)
43.28
Change on year
up 9.8%
World rank
176th
of 191 countries
All-time high
43.28
in 2019
All-time low
0
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0102030402005201220192005: 02006: 02007: 02008: 4.62009: 4.62010: 4.62011: 4.62012: 4.62013: 82014: 11.72015: 11.72016: 39.42017: 39.42018: 39.42019: 43.3

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Senegal is 43.28, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 9.8% on the previous year and up 833.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Senegal peaked at 43.28 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2005.

That places Senegal 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Senegal, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 0 —
2006 0 —
2007 0 —
2008 4.64 —
2009 4.64 +0.0%
2010 4.64 +0.0%
2011 4.64 +0.0%
2012 4.64 +0.0%
2013 8.04 +73.3%
2014 11.75 +46.2%
2015 11.75 +0.0%
2016 39.41 +235.5%
2017 39.41 +0.0%
2018 39.41 +0.0%
2019 43.28 +9.8%

Senegal compared with similar countries

  • Senegal's 43.28 is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 72.95, 59% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
  • Senegal's 43.28 is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70.94, 61% of the median. (48 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.85 0 4.64 5
2010s 20.7 4.64 43.28 10

Countries ranked near Senegal

  1. 173 Guinea 45.75 compare
  2. 174 Panama 44.51 compare
  3. 175 Bosnia and Herzegovina 44.05 compare
  4. 177 Sao Tome and Principe 42.04 compare
  5. 178 Bangladesh 40.34 compare
  6. 179 Bulgaria 39.41 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 Senegal?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Senegal was 43.28 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Senegal?
The highest recorded value was 43.28 in 2019.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Senegal?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2005.
How does Senegal rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Senegal ranks 176th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Senegal?
Over the last ten years it is up 833.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Senegal 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.