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 34th out of 188 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.

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

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

Latest (2019)

88.72

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

34th

of 188 countries

All-time high

88.72

in 2005

All-time low

88.72

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

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

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 34th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	88.72	88.72	88.72	5
2010s	88.72	88.72	88.72	10

Countries ranked near Sweden

31 Cyprus 89.1 compare
32 Botswana 89.03 compare
32 Vanuatu 89.03 compare
34 Eswatini 88.72 compare
36 Micronesia (country) 87.79 compare
37 Japan 87.71 compare

See the full ranking of 190 places →

More reference data data for Sweden

Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.4328 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.2237 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 1.68 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2063 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 1.68 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 1.45 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 0.9766 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 1.13 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 8.03 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.12 (2050)

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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 34th out of 188 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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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: 10 August 2026

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.