Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Spain
Spain: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 85.47 in 2019. ▲ Rising
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Spain, 2005–2019
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Spain is 85.47, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Spain peaked at 85.47 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 61.51, in 2005.
Spain ranks 53rd of 191 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.
Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 61.51 | — |
| 2006 | 61.51 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61.51 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 71.41 | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 74.65 | +4.5% |
| 2010 | 77.13 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 78.67 | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 81.76 | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 81.76 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 81.76 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.15 | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 84.08 | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 84.08 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.78 | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 85.47 | +0.8% |
Spain compared with similar countries
- Spain's 85.47 is below the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 100% of the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Spain's 85.47 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.3, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.12 | 61.51 | 74.65 | 5 |
| 2010s | 82.26 | 77.13 | 85.47 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Spain
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Frequently asked questions
- What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Spain?
- Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Spain was 85.47 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 85.47 in 2019.
- What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.51 in 2005.
- How does Spain rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
- Spain ranks 53rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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.