Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in South Africa
South Africa: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 75.12 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in South Africa, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2019, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in South Africa stood at 75.12.
The figure is down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in South Africa peaked at 77.28 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 54.1, in 2005.
South Africa ranks 102nd of 188 countries on this measure, 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 | 63.37 | 54.1 | 77.28 | 5 |
| 2010s | 76.38 | 75.12 | 77.28 | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More reference data data for South Africa
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.5111 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 8.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.7468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 13.63 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.71 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.49 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 41.1 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 63.65 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 4.07 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in South Africa?
- Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in South Africa was 75.12 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 77.28 in 2008.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1 in 2005.
- How does South Africa rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- South Africa ranks 102nd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Africa 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
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.