What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Syria?

Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Syria was 55.64 in 2019, according to the World Bank.

What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Syria?

The highest recorded value was 55.64 in 2005.

What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Syria?

The lowest recorded value was 55.64 in 2005.

How does Syria rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?

Syria ranks 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.

Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Syria?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Syria 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 Syria

Name: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Syria
Creator: World Bank
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Syria: Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score was 55.64 in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)

55.64

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

160th

of 188 countries

All-time high

55.64

in 2005

All-time low

55.64

in 2005

Years of data

2005–2019

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

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Syria recorded 55.64 for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in 2019. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Syria peaked at 55.64 in 2005 and was at its lowest, 55.64, in 2005.

That places Syria 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	55.64	55.64	55.64	5
2010s	55.64	55.64	55.64	10

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Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.5377 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1191 (2050)
Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 4.23 (2050)
Summer temperature anomalies 0.329 °C (2026)
Temperature anomalies by month -0.3623 °C (2026)
Spring temperature anomalies -1.58 °C (2026)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) (AR5) - Burning - Crop residues 121.57 (2050)
Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 7,753 (2050)

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Frequently asked questions

What is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Syria?: Paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score in Syria was 55.64 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Syria?: The highest recorded value was 55.64 in 2005.
What is the lowest paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score recorded in Syria?: The lowest recorded value was 55.64 in 2005.
How does Syria rank for paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score?: Syria ranks 160th out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
Is paying taxes: time (hours per year) - score rising or falling in Syria?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Syria 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.