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

Serbia: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 72.72 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
72.72
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
118th
of 191 countries
All-time high
72.72
in 2016
All-time low
64.45
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 64.52006: 64.52007: 64.52008: 64.52009: 64.52010: 64.52011: 64.52012: 64.52013: 64.52014: 64.52015: 69.82016: 72.72017: 72.72018: 72.72019: 72.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Serbia stood at 72.72. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Serbia peaked at 72.72 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 64.45, in 2005.

That places Serbia 118th 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 Serbia, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Serbia, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 64.45 —
2006 64.45 +0.0%
2007 64.45 +0.0%
2008 64.45 +0.0%
2009 64.45 +0.0%
2010 64.45 +0.0%
2011 64.45 +0.0%
2012 64.45 +0.0%
2013 64.45 +0.0%
2014 64.45 +0.0%
2015 69.82 +8.3%
2016 72.72 +4.2%
2017 72.72 +0.0%
2018 72.72 +0.0%
2019 72.72 +0.0%

Serbia compared with similar countries

  • Serbia's 72.72 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 74.65, 97% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
  • Serbia's 72.72 is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.3, 89% of the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 64.45 64.45 64.45 5
2010s 68.3 64.45 72.72 10

Countries ranked near Serbia

  1. 115 Taiwan 73.42 compare
  2. 116 Samoa 72.95 compare
  3. 116 Tajikistan 72.95 compare
  4. 119 Ghana 72.64 compare
  5. 120 Thailand 72.18 compare
  6. 121 Czechia 72.02 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 Serbia?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Serbia was 72.72 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Serbia?
The highest recorded value was 72.72 in 2016.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Serbia?
The lowest recorded value was 64.45 in 2005.
How does Serbia rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Serbia ranks 118th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Serbia?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Serbia 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.