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

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

Latest (2019)
55.64
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
163rd
of 191 countries
All-time high
55.64
in 2005
All-time low
55.64
in 2005
Years of data
15
2005–2019

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

02040602005201220192005: 55.62006: 55.62007: 55.62008: 55.62009: 55.62010: 55.62011: 55.62012: 55.62013: 55.62014: 55.62015: 55.62016: 55.62017: 55.62018: 55.62019: 55.6

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 163rd out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Paying taxes: Time (hours per year) - Score in Syria, 2005 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2005 55.64 —
2006 55.64 +0.0%
2007 55.64 +0.0%
2008 55.64 +0.0%
2009 55.64 +0.0%
2010 55.64 +0.0%
2011 55.64 +0.0%
2012 55.64 +0.0%
2013 55.64 +0.0%
2014 55.64 +0.0%
2015 55.64 +0.0%
2016 55.64 +0.0%
2017 55.64 +0.0%
2018 55.64 +0.0%
2019 55.64 +0.0%

Syria compared with similar countries

  • Syria's 55.64 is below the median for low income countries, which is 67.54, 82% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
  • Syria's 55.64 is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 80.68, 69% of the median. (23 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 55.64 55.64 55.64 5
2010s 55.64 55.64 55.64 10

Countries ranked near Syria

  1. 160 Lesotho 57.03 compare
  2. 161 Ukraine 56.96 compare
  3. 162 Poland 55.95 compare
  4. 164 Sierra Leone 54.56 compare
  5. 165 Nigeria 54.5 compare
  6. 166 Democratic Republic of Congo 54.1 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 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 163rd out of 191 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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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
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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.