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 115th out of 188 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.

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

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

Latest (2019)

72.72

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

115th

of 188 countries

All-time high

72.72

in 2016

All-time low

64.45

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

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

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 115th out of 188 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	64.45	64.45	64.45	5
2010s	68.3	64.45	72.72	10

Countries ranked near Serbia

112 Taiwan 73.42 compare
113 Samoa 72.95 compare
113 Tajikistan 72.95 compare
116 Ghana 72.64 compare
117 Thailand 72.18 compare
118 Czechia 72.02 compare

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More reference data data for Serbia

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.6055 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.3321 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.36 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.3467 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.36 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 2.03 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.29 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.44 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 15.2 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.89 (2050)

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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 115th out of 188 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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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.