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

Latest (2019)
75.12
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
102nd
of 188 countries
All-time high
77.28
in 2008
All-time low
54.1
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 54.12006: 54.12007: 54.12008: 77.32009: 77.32010: 77.32011: 77.12012: 772013: 772014: 772015: 772016: 76.22017: 75.12018: 75.12019: 75.1

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.37 54.1 77.28 5
2010s 76.38 75.12 77.28 10

Countries ranked near South Africa

  1. 99 Croatia 75.73 compare
  2. 100 Papua New Guinea 75.58 compare
  3. 100 Tanzania 75.58 compare
  4. 102 South Sudan 75.12 compare
  5. 102 Trinidad and Tobago 75.12 compare
  6. 105 Eritrea 74.19 compare
  7. 105 Georgia 74.19 compare
  8. 105 Iran 74.19 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

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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

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.