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

Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Sierra Leone was 54.56 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

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

The highest recorded value was 55.49 in 2013.

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

The lowest recorded value was 48.38 in 2005.

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

Sierra Leone ranks 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Sierra Leone 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 Sierra Leone

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

Sierra Leone: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 54.56 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

54.56

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

161st

of 188 countries

All-time high

55.49

in 2013

All-time low

48.38

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Sierra Leone stood at 54.56.

That represents a change of down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Sierra Leone peaked at 55.49 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 48.38, in 2005.

Sierra Leone ranks 161st of 188 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	49.68	48.38	54.87	5
2010s	54.93	54.56	55.49	10

Countries ranked near Sierra Leone

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More reference data data for Sierra Leone

Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Burning - Crop re 8.39 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 2.72 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - IPCC Agriculture 79.92 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CH4) - Manure Management 2.1 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.91 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.044 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.6534 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0317 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0797 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 11.67 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Sierra Leone?: Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Sierra Leone was 54.56 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?: The highest recorded value was 55.49 in 2013.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Sierra Leone?: The lowest recorded value was 48.38 in 2005.
How does Sierra Leone rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?: Sierra Leone ranks 161st out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Sierra Leone?: Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sierra Leone 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.