What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Seychelles?

Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Seychelles was 94.44 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Seychelles?

The highest recorded value was 95.83 in 2005.

What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Seychelles?

The lowest recorded value was 93.97 in 2014.

How does Seychelles rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?

Seychelles ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Seychelles?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Seychelles 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 Seychelles

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

Seychelles: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 94.44 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

94.44

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

17th

of 188 countries

All-time high

95.83

in 2005

All-time low

93.97

in 2014

Years of data

2005–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Seychelles stood at 94.44.

The figure is down 1.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Seychelles peaked at 95.83 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 93.97, in 2014.

Seychelles ranks 17th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	95.83	95.83	95.83	5
2010s	94.95	93.97	95.83	10

Countries ranked near Seychelles

14 Norway 95.36 compare
15 Solomon Islands 95.21 compare
16 Ireland 94.98 compare
18 Finland 93.66 compare
19 Rwanda 93.59 compare
20 Lithuania 92.89 compare

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More reference data data for Seychelles

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0024 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.0075 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.0082 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0247 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0082 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0075 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.043 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.0348 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0046 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 (AR5) - Manure Management 1.47 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Seychelles?: Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Seychelles was 94.44 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Seychelles?: The highest recorded value was 95.83 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Seychelles?: The lowest recorded value was 93.97 in 2014.
How does Seychelles rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?: Seychelles ranks 17th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Seychelles?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Seychelles 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.