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

Singapore: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 97.68 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
97.68
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
12th
of 188 countries
All-time high
100
in 2005
All-time low
94.36
in 2009
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060801002005201220192005: 1002006: 1002007: 1002008: 94.62009: 94.42010: 94.42011: 94.42012: 94.72013: 94.72014: 94.72015: 94.72016: 97.32017: 97.72018: 97.72019: 97.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Singapore recorded 97.68 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019.

The figure is up 3.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Singapore peaked at 100 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 94.36, in 2009.

Singapore ranks 12th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 97.79 94.36 100 5
2010s 95.77 94.36 97.68 10

Countries ranked near Singapore

  1. 9 Luxembourg 99.07 compare
  2. 10 Marshall Islands 98.92 compare
  3. 11 Switzerland 97.84 compare
  4. 13 Oman 97.06 compare
  5. 14 Norway 95.36 compare
  6. 15 Solomon Islands 95.21 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Singapore?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Singapore was 97.68 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Singapore?
The highest recorded value was 100 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Singapore?
The lowest recorded value was 94.36 in 2009.
How does Singapore rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Singapore ranks 12th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Singapore?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Singapore 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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About this data

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

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.