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

Sweden: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 88.72 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
88.72
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
35th
of 191 countries
All-time high
88.72
in 2005
All-time low
88.72
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

0204060802005201220192005: 88.72006: 88.72007: 88.72008: 88.72009: 88.72010: 88.72011: 88.72012: 88.72013: 88.72014: 88.72015: 88.72016: 88.72017: 88.72018: 88.72019: 88.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

The most recent figure for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Sweden is 88.72, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Sweden peaked at 88.72 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 88.72, in 2005.

Sweden ranks 35th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Sweden, year by year

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Sweden, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 88.72 —
2006 88.72 +0.0%
2007 88.72 +0.0%
2008 88.72 +0.0%
2009 88.72 +0.0%
2010 88.72 +0.0%
2011 88.72 +0.0%
2012 88.72 +0.0%
2013 88.72 +0.0%
2014 88.72 +0.0%
2015 88.72 +0.0%
2016 88.72 +0.0%
2017 88.72 +0.0%
2018 88.72 +0.0%
2019 88.72 +0.0%

Sweden compared with similar countries

  • Sweden's 88.72 is above the median for high income countries, which is 85.7, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
  • Sweden's 88.72 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 81.3, 1.1× the median. (49 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 88.72 88.72 88.72 5
2010s 88.72 88.72 88.72 10

Countries ranked near Sweden

  1. 32 Cyprus 89.1 compare
  2. 33 Botswana 89.03 compare
  3. 33 Vanuatu 89.03 compare
  4. 35 Eswatini 88.72 compare
  5. 37 Micronesia (country) 87.79 compare
  6. 38 Japan 87.71 compare

See the full ranking of 191 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Sweden?
Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Sweden was 88.72 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Sweden?
The highest recorded value was 88.72 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Sweden?
The lowest recorded value was 88.72 in 2005.
How does Sweden rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?
Sweden ranks 35th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Sweden?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Sweden 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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Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
191 places, 2,794 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.